Summary

Chapter 17

Pasha’s mother is worried about the way that Ahmed and Pasha are talking, especially about the SAVAK. Pasha’s father tells them a story about a time when he was still in the military. He had been accused of accepting a bribe by someone loyal to the government. The loyalist was surprised that Pasha’s father didn’t try and beg for forgiveness or do anything else the accused usually do. He asked if he was innocent and Pasha’s father decided to prove his point. The two switched roles and went to face the one who made the accusation. The man claimed that he would recognize the one who accepted the bribe, yet he didn’t acknowledge the fact that Pasha’s father had switched roles with the loyalist. The accuser goes on to mention that his father was the...