A small secluded community builds up around the mines, and only those with badges can enter, despite the constant stream of people who wish to get inside. In a parking lot outside the camp, a makeshift village is erected. It sells products, such as clothing and pornography. There are also women in the parking lot, seeking money or a good time.

One morning, Alex and Calum venture out into the parking lot. They hear a familiar song being played on a fiddle by a small man hunched up in an abandoned car. The man introduces himself as part Scottish and knows a little Gaelic, so Calum takes him for something to eat. After he eats ravenously, the man plays his fiddle again. Gradually, people from other ethnic groups begin to join in the music making. They play for hours; people dance, and beer is drunk.

Everything stops when the superintendent appears. He demands to know what is going on and questions the identity of the strange man with the fiddle. Calum vouches for him, but the music breaks down and everyone retries. Calum welcomes the newcomer to stay, and the next day, the men go to work. The man remains with them for two days; he tries to work in the mine but his claustrophobia prevents it.