The chapter opens with a warning from the police that they are on the scene of a hostage situation. They have rigged sleeping gas canisters on the roof of a hotel and are waiting for a signal from the military. The police chief tells his men that the hostage is the minister and his secretary-general of the foreign ministry. They believe that the two men have been taken hostage by the cyber geisha. The chief tells the men that they have not yet heard any demands from the hostage, but that they will discuss the matter later.