Part One - In the Suburbs, Chapter Four Summary

Tension about Eva is ever present in Karim's house, but left unspoken. Karim doesn't know if Haroon and Eva are still seeing each other. Two months after he had been summoned to Jean and Ted's house, Ted arrives at Karim's door. He is there to investigate what the situation is. Ted is anxious and looking to pick a fight with Haroon, but Haroon turns things around and, using techniques from his Buddhist studies, releases Ted's pent up emotions and reduces him to tears. Haroon tells Ted to let go of his previous life, to stop working so hard and to pursue what makes him happy.

Karim tries to escape the stress with a visit to Anwar's. Anwar isn't there, unusually, but Karim goes for a walk with his daughter...