A local Moroccan man hears about the death of Duncan Marsh. Marsh was a Canadian who died mysteriously in Tangier, Morocco after an alleged slow food poisoning--- but with patterned cut marks on his feet. The murder soon fades from public conversation, until the man hears an American refer to it again years later. The Moroccan decides to investigate and seeks out Marsh’s watchman, Larbi, who works at a nearby restaurant. Enticed by a large sum of money, Larbi takes the Moroccan to Marsh’s old residence and tells the story of Marsh and his employees. Larbi starts with the issues that arose from Marsh’s dissatisfaction with his cook. Larbi had responded to these issues by suggesting Marsh hire a new Moroccan cook named Meriam, who Larbi had likely been acquainted with. Though Meriam was hired, she often brought her young child whose noise irritated Marsh. After various complaints about the child’s cries, Marsh had stooped low in front of the child’s face one day and sneered fiercely at her, making the child sob for hours. With concern, Meriam consulted Moroccan fqihs, who convinced her that Marsh had placed the evil “eye” on her daughter. The fqihs instructed Meriam to administer substances to Marsh in attempts to counteract the wicked spell. Marsh fell ill and was rushed to the hospital. Upon Marsh's return home, Larbi fled the house to avoid the chaos and tells the Moroccan that when he returned to the house, Marsh was found covered in mud and blood. The guilty party of the murder remains unknown.