I'm on a Hawaiian island with a large group of people waiting to participate in a group ritual. I'm a little scared and ask a female friend to trade places with me. Women are not allowed in the ritual but she volunteers anyway and heads off to find the organizer to convince him. I'm feeling a little sheepish & try to talk her out of it.

Meanwhile, Titus Pullo is being taken to a large catacombs-like chamber to have some of his flesh removed before the ritual.