Mami is relieved when Vali and Ernie arrive home safe. She turns the lights off and covers the windows with towels and sheets. She tells them that shortly after she arrived at work that morning, she heard a distressed bird calling out, so she went to investigate and found a nest with a broken egg. She then saw a bunch of DF officers near the barn, lining people up and shooting guns. The DF officers assaulted the farm owner Mr. McAuley; Mami ran before they could spot her. Mami saved the bird’s nest, which “saved” her from the DF raid, and shows it to Vali and Ernie.

Vali is concerned that the DF might come to the apartment and find them. She thinks they need to run. Mami does not want to run yet because they do not have a safe and reasonable plan, or enough knowledge to make one. However, she agrees they will need to run soon. Helicopters are circling outside. Ernie has many questions such as whether her coworkers will ever return. Mami doesn’t know the answers but tries to comfort him, nonetheless.