The next morning, the protagonist wakes up to find himself in the middle of a conversation with the narrator. He's about to tell the story of how he came to be in the position he is in now, when the narrator interrupts him to tell him that he's here for a tea party. The protagonist explains that he agreed to host the tea party because he thought it would be helpful to the formula-pharmaceuticals industry, but it turns out that it's actually a lot more complicated than he thought. He tells the protagonist that he can do the whole thing himself, since he has agreed to do so before. He also tells him that the protagonist's girlfriend, who works for the same company as the protagonist, is also going to be at the party, and that she has to apologize to the protagonist because she's not a good friend of the protagonist. This is the first time the protagonist has ever been in a situation like this, and the protagonist says he can't believe that she would be able to do such a thing, since she was just an "ordinary girl" when he killed her. He asks the protagonist if he needs any special services, and she says he does. He then tells her that he is going to kidnap her today, and he asks her to be quiet, because he needs her help. He wants her to know that this is a crime, and they are going to do it to her. She's afraid, he tells her, because she is an ordinary girl, and this tea party will be attended by the "upper-class ladies" of