That explains why the waiter was so unresponsive when PI demanded he explain himself, the meaning of his pie, and the nature of PI's present existence. PI would call such behavior more than "a little strange," downright preposterous even! Someone has to get to the bottom of it.

PI begins a line of questioning punctuated with bites of pie. He wants to know how long Olympia has been here and what he can do to escape, if such a thing is even possible.