The next day, the group discovers that the two remaining soldiers have stolen the second boat, leaving the expedition stranded. After some argument, they decide to stay where they are, keeping their fire burning and hoping that Matuwe will arrive soon in Santa Maria de la Lluvia and send Captain Ariosto to rescue them in his helicopters. Alex is bitten by a fire ant, leaving him unable to walk and his leg in terrible pain. Meanwhile, Nadia catches Karakawe looking through Dr. Torres’s cases of vaccines, and though he threatens her, she tells Alex and Dr. Torres nonetheless. Dr. Torres agrees that Karakawe is behaving suspiciously and asks Alex and Nadia to watch him carefully.  

The day passes without incident, and Alex observes that all of the men in the expedition seem to be competing for the affection of Dr. Torres. That evening, Alex plays the flute again and Nadia informs him that the People of the Mist have returned. The two go into the jungle and again meet the elusive beings, but this time, the beings capture them and carry them away into the jungle, hitting Alex in the head to subdue him. Alex and Nadia are carried for a long way, unable to see where they are going, and Nadia advises Alex to be quiet, saying that the Indians hit him out of fear that he would make noise and expose them.