At the beginning of the chapter, we are introduced to a young woman named Azalea, who has just returned from a trip to the Galapagos with her father. She is very excited to see her father, but she is also concerned about her father's health, and she is worried that he will die before she can see him. She asks her father if he will be able to take care of her, and he tells her that he is not sure, but he will try to help her. She tells him that she has found a way to control the Galapagos' population of wildcats, and that she will continue to do so until she is completely rid of them.