This chapter opens with a description of a man who is cleaning up a crime scene. The man tells the reader that he is a "pumpkin scissors" , and he is grateful for the help he has received from the police. He says that he lost his job in the war, but that the police men in section three helped him out. He thanks them for their kindness, and says he wants to thank them once the new congress starts. He asks if the man's face is bothering him, and the man says that it is. He tells the police that he can find out who killed the man, but he does not know his name. The police officer says that the man must have been "lynched," but the man does not remember his voice, or his height, or even his face. He does not even know who killed him. The officer tells the man to wait until the visitors arrive, and then he will be able to find out his identity.