- Jael brings Jeannine, Janet, and Joanna through the underground cities inhabited by women, and up to surface inhabited by men. The omniscient narrator explains that Manlanders select two out of every seven male children to be "feminized," either surgically or socially. Jael is on a mission to do business with a Manland Boss, and she's bringing the other three J's along.
- At a recreation center, the four J's meet up with Jael's contact, a "half-changed" Manlander named Anna, who brings them to his Boss.