In this chapter, we learn that the parents of the two children have been forced to sleep too much. The parents blame their children's lack of sleep on the pressure put on them by their family. One of the parents has reported their son's crime to the authorities, but the authorities have not caught him. The father blames the authorities for ruining his life. He says that the woman who killed him deserved to die, but he will never admit his guilt. He blames his family for taking everything from him and even trying to ruin his life