Today fate has been kind, but not quite. After digging with their bare hands for several hours, the brother and sister finally hit upon its stainless steel handle, gleaming under the harsh afternoon sun. It is just then that luck decides to abandon them, perhaps in search of another desperate earthquake victim. Having failed to budge the machine any further, the siblings cover it with rubble and tell each other that they will return the following day. The old city of Bhuj has many such returning natives.
Bulldozers still work at removing rubble and have managed to clear the main pathways.
The local administration has placed the area out of bounds at night. Uniformed policemen watch over the gigantic mass of debris that was once home to nearly half the city's population and a busy centre of business. But with no family, she has chosen to live and die in her home. It is just then that an influential godman, who is being shown around by some enthusiatic followers, finds a fresh mission in the rubble. The swami cajoles and coaxes Babbiben out.