The group arrives at an isolated Muffler shop, operated by Wino's uncle. They soon learn that he is a drug smuggler. The "hole" is an underground tunnel that is used to "move product" (180). The girls recognize it from a movie, a dirt tunnel from The Great Escape. "It runs over half a mile. Right across the border. Right under the noses of the migra. It comes up in a curtain-and-drapery-stitching company on the other side" (181). The girls, along with Atomiko, walk through the tunnel and wait for the associates on the other side. After a long wait, two men open the tunnel. They are moved to the back of a truck and are driven for a while in the dark. After quite some time, they are removed from the truck and are left in a parking lot, between two churches. They are in San Diego.

They walk and find a playground where Vampi and Atomiko play on the swings. They delight in the clean and well-lit public bathrooms. "I love America," Nayeli sighed. "The policemen ride bikes and wear shorts" (187). Atomiko's biggest desire is to see Disneyland and they cry over