Chapter 9 and 10 Summary

Benn is close with Carlos, but he is happy to see him leave for a little while. Carlos complicates Benn's life and forces him to think about the government changes and the disappearances. His old life welcomes him when Carlos leaves town for awhile. He wanders one Thursday towards the Plaza de Mayo and watches the march one afternoon. Because there is no sense of the dramatic, few people last long and most leave after a few minutes of staring. The newspapers call the mothers the Crazy Ones and they are openly dismissed and mocked. Carlos returns from the pampas with a story that will glitter with hope for Benn.

Carlos drives through the pampas and comes to a cafe. He speaks with a man named Domingo who asks why he is there. When he says he is passing through, the...