In this chapter, we learn that one of the shellback slaves was a woman named Sofiah, who was kind to a dog named Johnny. She taught Johnny how to eat, walk, talk, and live without the hurry of life. Johnny calls the police and tells them that he recognizes the rats and garbage in the area. He also tells them about Sofih, who used to be kind to him. She was a saint and taught him how to take care of himself and his dog. He says that she taught him something that had not been taught for at least a thousand years. He tells the police that he has been looking for Johnny for weeks and that he hasn't been able to find him. He asks the police to let him go, but they refuse, saying that they haven't seen him for weeks. They also tell him that they're going to wait for the sex kitten to return, but that they won't tell the police about it. They say that Johnny is always clever, and that they remember him. They ask him where the baby is, and he says that he's always been clever. They tell him to smash his eye-camera, and Johnny says that they are on their way to a "robotic scandal" of galactic proportions. He wants to see him, but luz refuses to do that. He promises to meet him in his hideout.