This chapter opens with a conversation between kula and his father. kula asks his father if he's really tight on cash. He says he can't because the guy with the haircut is probably like the other guys before him. He's going to ask for some money from his employer, and he'll ask for advance if he needs it. . He goes on to say that his son-in-law is a "piece of work" , and that the haircut guy is probably going to leave after mooching off kula. He needs a quick shower, and kula says he saw a kettle in the corner of the room, but no one is in the house, so he just needs to pop out and get it. He makes an appointment to meet with jamal, but the door is locked, and the guy is stealing the kettle. Larry is furious, and says they're going back to prison for this "misunderstanding." . They're not going back, he says, because he doesn't want to add another zero on his debt. He tells his father to get him some water so he can calm down, and then he says that there is a temporary shower downstairs for construction workers, and if he goes now, he can take a bath as long as he wants. He thinks that's the place where the girl from the haircut shop is going to take a shower, but he won't be upset about it, since she's not going to feel bad about it after the humiliation. He wants to go back to the stall and pretend to be carrying a mirror, so no one