The Island, Chapter 4 Summary

At the beginning of Chapter 4, a murder has occurred on the island of Kouros, and a village called Mikro Kamini. In her flat, Kathryn speaks to James about the killing. She is shaken up by it; the victim was a mental defective who was not even from the village. James begins to needle Kathryn about the importance of her work on the dig. Owen, by now, has largely checked out of the project. Tap comes over with his friend Rajiv and they take James on a walk with them.

That night, Owen confides to Kathryn and James that his strange cave people have left the island. He wonders whether their sudden disappearance is connected to the murder. Later that night, Kathryn tells Owen that Tap's novel is about him. The three discuss the idea of writing, and Kathryn seems...