Summary

Section 15. Bam sits impatiently in the car, wondering why they cannot go in. Daniel tells Bam to let July handle it. They all sit in the car as Daniel listens to his radio. A man returns to the car with July. He asks a series of questions—why are they here, where did they come from. The man is the chief’s headman.

The chief finally appears. They accept plastic chairs to sit on. The chief does not know any white man’s language, so July translates. The chief asks the same questions. Why are they here? Where did they come from? He asks what happened back in their homeland? He asks why the police do not stop the violence. The chief disbelieves parts of their story. The chief asks if the Cubans and Russians can find them here. He says they are already by...