The chapter opens with a description of Don Gamut's apartment. He is in the process of conducting his research on the effects of alcohol on the human body when he is interrupted by the sound of a knock at the door. He does not know what is going on, but he does know that he is in love with his wife and that he wants her to marry him. He tells her that he does not want her to leave him, but she does not understand why he would want to leave her