After their company collapses and savings vanish, the narrator says Lea is her whole world. At a street stall a man approaches and repeatedly asks, "I'm your dad," claiming Lea as his daughter. Lea rejects him, insisting her father is rich and refuses to be touched. The man persists, inspects dirty bread and grabs her to check, prompting bystanders and Lea's mother to demand he release her. A scuffle leaves someone named Alex clutching his head. The man's claim stays unproven as hands are pulled away and the group rushes to examine the injury.