This chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the previous chapter, in which we learn that the young man who has just joined the police force is not faking it. He is actually quite good looking, and he has a great chance of winning a medal at the upcoming oscar competition. The narrator tells us that this young man would not need to join up with the police if his acting talent were as good as that of the actor. This young man's acting talent is so good that he wouldn't even need to go through the rigorous physical examination that is required for joining up with a police force. He also has a very large tattoo on his arm, which the police inspector approves of. The police inspector is shocked to see that the tattoo is so large, and the narrator is horrified to find out that the