Molina is summoned to the warden, who says the president is eager for information. Molina offers nothing, saying Valentin is too weak to be interrogated again. Molina suggests that she tell Valentin that she is being transferred to another cell. The warden is hesitant, but Molina says, “[I]f he thinks I’m leaving, he might feel like getting a few things off his chest” (199). The warden gives her one week. Again, Molina gives the warden a list of groceries. 

Valentin apologizes for his temper when Molina returns, explaining that he doesn’t like to get attached to anyone but that since they are alone in this cell, “[They’re] perfectly free to behave however [they] choose with respect to one another” (202). To this, Molina admits that she wants to earn Valentin’s affection, having never been close to another person besides her mother. Then she tells Valentin that she is going to be transferred to a different cell as the first step of the pardon process; Valentin is upset but congratulates her on the possibility of release. After resting, Valentin asks Molina to tell him how the zombie movie ends. 

In the movie, the woman stumbles upon an altar with a Vodou doll resembling her husband and then a drum circle led by the majordomo, who is also the witch doctor.