In this chapter, the reader is introduced to a new character named tater olrowte, who is the murderer's translator. He is a naive and innocent young man who is trying to learn the ways of the world. He tries to convince himself that he is more innocent than he really is, but he is too scared to admit it. He tells the reader that he was once a friend of his, but now he is not. He asks the reader if he will be angry with him, and if he plans to threaten him. The reader is skeptical of the young man's motives, and he asks him if he has forgiven him yet. The young man says that he hasn't yet, and the reader asks if he intends to be angry for long. The narrator tells him that he will listen to his complaints later, but that he wants him to be still for now. He reminds the reader of his promise that he would teach him different ways of making him feel pleasure, but this never came to pass. He says that now that he has seen him "ba thump ba thump