After Gardo returns, the boys are at Rat’s house when they see police cars coming. They grab his money and run. They sleep in a store owned by an acquaintance of Gardo’s uncle and talk about how to get the Bible but have no ideas yet. Rat takes them to a tourist area that is filled with begging children. The boys blend in and beg as well, hiding in the crowd. First, Rat cuts Raphael’s hair. With Rat’s money, they rent a tiny room over a laundromat. Raphael and Gardo are sad because they know they can never return to visit their families again.

One day Gardo borrows Rat’s clothes and walks to Colva Prison to try to get the Bible. For two days he watches while in hiding and tracks Marco’s movements. Gardo follows Marco to a tea-house where Marco tells him he wants $20,000 for the Bible. The boys are worried that Marco will take the money and turn them in. Rat dreams about the fridge full of money and is desperate to find it. He tells the boys he is going to the dumpsite to get something but doesn’t say what.