Josias begins to explain to Officer Mendes why he took so long to report the moneylender: "The matter, Officer, is that I was so terrified that I ran away from Rainbow Garden, hid in Happiness Slum, and spent almost a year wearing only sweatpants. I had just come out of the bath when I heard the invasion and the shots. I never got to see my father, if he was still alive, if he died in the hospital, I didn't even show up at the funeral."

The officer shakes his head. "I'm so sorry, young man. But even if you couldn't report this crime, you could have come to us...