In this chapter, Offred notes that Moira is a lesbian, and she does not like Luke, Offred’s boyfriend. Moira had accused Offred of having a relationship with a married man stating that she was ‘poaching, on another woman's ground’. Offred reminisces about Moira before recounting the time just before the Gilead coup. She got a job in a library, where she used to transfer books to computer discs. She also used to take home some books which were supposed to be shredded. She recalls the period when the army declared a state of emergency; the President was assassinated along with Congress with everyone blaming Islamic fanatics. During this period, the constitution was suspended, newspapers censored, roadblocks, and Identipasses were introduced. At the corner store, where she usually bought her pack of cigarettes, she found out that her card was invalid, and that women would have no access to their money. Offred and other females were dismissed from their jobs, escorted out of buildings by armed men.