The chapter opens with the narrator lamenting the fact that he is unable to communicate with his fellow recruits because of the lack of a network connection. He feels that they are doing a good job of executing their mission, but he is worried that they do not have the necessary skills to do so. The narrator tells the reader that he still has a heart and that he has learned to fight on the battlefield, not in a sandbox. He tells the audience that Major Mervyn's liberation front has more volunteers than it knows how to do with. Mervyn is a natural leader, he says, and the tide of his favor is turning in his favor. He informs the narrator that ten men have gone to the prison to search for a convicted criminal. He says that they must be careful with the man they meet, as crime is a crime, but they must trust him. He asks if they are sure they can trust the convicted man, and Mervyn assures him that they can. The men circle around the prison, but Mervyn points out that there is no way they can save time by chasing down a prisoner. He then tells the narrator to stop the vehicle, because he has a job for him.