This chapter opens with a soliloquy by the son of a former bush pilot. He tells the group that his father is now dead and that he misses him terribly. He also tells them that his son's father was a pilot who flew people and supplies to remote communities in the north. The son tells the men that he and his wife were just starting out when their father died. He asks the men to hold on to the story for him until he gets back so that he can tell them why he's telling them all this. He says that he feels like he owes them something since he hasn't been smiling since his father's death. He then asks if they're all interested in the dogby situation. He doesn't know if he knows anything about it, but he wants to know why they are all here. He wants to come inside with them and tell them that