- go oder ’ ▁or ▁self - sty led ▁social ▁worker ▁of ▁a ▁tiny ▁village ▁in ▁Th ar par kar . ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁love ▁and ▁respect ▁him ▁because ▁he ▁is ▁always ▁out ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁with ▁their ▁day - to - day ▁problems ▁and ▁get ▁their ▁work ▁done . ▁He ▁does ▁all ▁the ▁g ov t ▁related ▁paper work ▁right ▁from ▁fetch ing ▁money ▁order ▁for ▁Mai ▁to ▁att ending ▁court , ▁resol ving ▁local ▁t iffs ▁& ▁also ▁giving ▁out ▁medic ines ▁for ▁minor ▁a il ments . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁person ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁who ▁can ▁speak ▁English , ▁although ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁limited ▁voc ab ul ary . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁people ▁he ▁holds ▁dear ▁in ▁his ▁life , ▁his ▁fe ist y ▁f ian c ée ▁Ch and an , ▁best ▁friend ▁and ▁conf id ant ▁Ar b ab ▁Ra he em ▁and ▁a ▁blind ▁old ▁woman ▁he ▁calls ▁Mai . ▁But ▁just ▁when ▁everything ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁going ▁about ▁like ▁clock work , ▁a ▁young ▁English ▁woman ▁named ▁Sue ▁appears ▁at ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁union ▁council ▁with ▁a ▁ple a ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁find ▁her ▁missing ▁husband . ▁This ▁case ▁too , ▁like ▁all ▁tricky ▁affairs , ▁is ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁L al oo ▁to ▁solve . ▁▁ ▁L al oo ▁offers ▁to ▁help ▁Sue ▁& ▁takes ▁her ▁to ▁Mai ' s ▁home . ▁Sue ▁very ▁de pressed ▁sp ends ▁night s ▁cry ing . ▁She ▁ins ists ▁L