- The narrator arrives in Bombay's airport after busting out of a maximum-security prison and takes a bus into the city.
- They pass slums, and he sees one white foreigner come out of a hut, the only non-Indian he sees.
- A couple of Canadian tourists give him advice on how to get around in Bombay, and they agree to share a room to save money.
- They see that one of the slums has caught fire through the windows of the bus, and watch the people and houses burn from the road.
- An Indian man offers to lead them to a cheap hotel and the narrator agrees, although his Canuck friends aren't too happy about having to tip him.
- The guide's name is Prabaker, and he has a huge smile. The narrator introduces himself as Lindsay, which is the name on his fake passport.
- Prabaker takes the travelers to the India Guest House, where they rent a room.
- Lindsay pays Prabaker to get some hashish for him, and the three men smoke and drink some of the whiskey that Lindsay brought along with him.
- Prabaker leads Lindsay on a tour of Bombay and they share a bite to eat. As he's about to step into the street in front of a bus, a beautiful woman saves his life. He falls in love with her immediately. She says that she hangs out at Leopold's if he ever wants to see her again.
- Luckily, Prabaker knows the woman, whose name is Karla. Prabaker offers to hook Lindsay up.
- Lindsay gives Prabaker a bottle of whiskey as a gift, and Prabaker takes it to the market to sell it.
- They go back to the hotel, instant besties, and the Canadians complain that Lin should haggle more to get better prices.
- Lin goes to sleep.