
They decide that it must be a prison riot and contemplate how to stop it. The ministers - including Sal, Tony, and Lonnie, Felix's former colleagues - find themselves in a cell and begin to discuss what is going on. Fred, Sal's son, is brought to a cell where Anne-Marie demands that he read Ferdinand's lines with her as Miranda.

Soon, however, the lights go out and the goblins demand that the ministers follow them to another area of the prison. This is the moment that the Prologue detailed, as the play begins and is off to a seemingly normal start. They are served from plastic cups that Felix has taken care to differentiate from others, as the ministers' drinks have been spiked with something to heighten their anxiety and confusion.

Tony and Sal arrive, and the play begins. On the day of the screening, everyone involved is in on Felix's revenge: Estelle, 8Handz, and the rest of the players. Felix debates whether or not to include Fred in his revenge plot. Fred, Estelle explains, is very interested in the theatre and hopes to produce his own plays one day.

She also tells him that Sal O'Nally will be bringing his son, Fred, to the production of The Tempest. Felix has another lunch with Estelle, where she tells Felix that the Literacy Through Literature Program is going to be cut in the near future. At the next rehearsal for the play, Felix imagines that Miranda is watching the entire time, and this comforts him.
