In the chap­ter titled “EVERYTHING BUT THE SQUEALS,” the pro­tag­o­nist engages in a heat­ed con­ver­sa­tion with Wirta­nen, express­ing anger over the alter­ation of his work due to its illus­tra­tion. He feels that the illus­tra­tions muti­late the essence of his writ­ing, as if reduc­ing his artis­tic expres­sion to mere com­mer­cial util­i­ty, akin to how a pig is used entire­ly except for its squeal. This metaphor pro­found­ly res­onates with him, mak­ing him feel stripped of his iden­ti­ty and integri­ty as an artist. The process has trans­formed his gen­uine sen­ti­ments into some­thing grotesque; his mem­o­ries of Hel­ga, once cher­ished, now feel taint­ed and worth­less in the ser­vice of pro­pa­gan­da.

In an emo­tion­al moment, he reveals to Wirta­nen that “Resi killed” his trea­sured mem­o­ries, mak­ing them devoid of their orig­i­nal beau­ty and mean­ing. This feel­ing of loss is jux­ta­posed against his bit­ter­sweet acknowl­edg­ment of Bodovskov, an artist who at least man­aged to live with the rem­nants of what the pro­tag­o­nist used to pos­sess. When dis­cussing Bodovskov’s fate, Wirta­nen explains how he was exe­cut­ed for orig­i­nal­i­ty rather than pla­gia­rism, as he had repur­posed the pro­tag­o­nist’s work, lead­ing to his down­fall when his new, auda­cious writ­ing on the Red Army was dis­cov­ered.

The con­ver­sa­tion takes a press­ing turn as Wirta­nen informs the pro­tag­o­nist that Jones’ house is about to be raid­ed, urg­ing him to leave imme­di­ate­ly for his safe­ty. Wirta­nen advis­es against return­ing to his flat, as the sit­u­a­tion there has become dan­ger­ous. The fate of sev­er­al characters—Resi, Kraft, Rev­erend Jones, and others—is dis­cussed, reveal­ing a grim future for those involved. Each char­ac­ter is expect­ed to face con­se­quences for their affil­i­a­tions and actions, reflect­ing the era’s harsh real­i­ties.

In a clos­ing exchange, the pro­tag­o­nist inquires about the iden­ti­ty of the agent who noti­fied him, but Wirta­nen, ever the enig­ma, declines to share this infor­ma­tion, cit­ing the pro­tag­o­nist’s past as a spy. This leaves the chap­ter with an air of sus­pense and uncer­tain­ty regard­ing alliances and the toll of betray­al amid a tumul­tuous polit­i­cal land­scape.