In this chapter, we meet the leader of the United Nations Mission to Support the Republic of Japan. We learn that he is a foreigner who has come to Japan to support the Republic. He tells the men in the prison that they have overcome great pain and fear and that they will be taken care of. He also tells them that they can go anywhere in the world and that he can find out if they are safe. He says that if they were to be evacuated from the prison, they would be safe through the embassies of the countries in which they are living. He adds that he cannot check on their families at once, so they should be honest with him. He explains that the infected are human beings who still have the right to life. They are not monsters, he says, and they are not meant to be killed. They spread the disease by biting him. They still have rights because they are still human. He asks if he can cure his son, and he says he cannot because he acted in self-defense. He then asks if his friend, who is a real family man, is still alive. His parents are safe at the Japanese embassy in Canada.