This chapter opens with a knock at the door. It's Micaela's brother, Regan, who's come to tell Micaela that his sister-in-law, Angelo, has kidnapped his niece, Sophie. They're not sure who she's with yet, but they're pretty sure it's the "damned barber" . They want to know if there's a chance that she'll be able to get back to her family, and they want to make sure that she doesn't have to go through the "hell" of being kidnapped by the barber. They don't want her to have to live with the barber's "fearful reputation" , so they can't do anything about it. But they do want to talk to her about the deal they've been talking about: if they can get back sophie, they'll let her live with them until she gets older, and then they can both leave for a better life. This is a pretty generous offer, and Micaela is all, "I'll take your offer, . . thousand times over." She's grateful for the opportunity, and says that she always puts family first.