In this scene we take a trip through a shopping mall and other public environments. Along the way we encounter the gulf that exists between sighted people's attitudes and blind people's needs. Blind people must trust the people around them a great deal more than sighted people. However, instances do occur when this trust is let down by an insensitive or greedy sighted person. Two instances are related and dramatised that are based on riding in a cab.
Most people find loud environments anti-social.
For blind people, noisy environments are utterly paralysing and constitute a kind of absolute darkness. In quiet social environments, however, the blind person's perception of detail is far more sensitive than that of sighted people. In conversations, for instance, the blind person can pick up truths which speakers do not wish to disclose by tuning into voice qualities and general moods. The final scene brings together all of the key soundscapes and sound events before returning to Alex Bulmer. She reflects first on her experiences in Toronto, where she struggles with a fast paced sighted lifestyle.