The British attack the Indian villages. The Indians set fire to the East India Company offices. Textile factory machinery thrown into the sea. Clashes and retaliation between the dominators and the dominated – with innocent blood bearing the brunt of it. Amidst the chaos our heroes reach the town house in Delhi, but racial hatred bursts out here as well. Bennet incites the inhabitants of the nearby village to attack Creighton’s town house and set fire to it. Kim experiences once again the nightmare of his past. He saves Elsa’s life when she goes back inside the house to save the tiger cub. Refugees flee along the Grand Trunk Road.