By the next day, May 12th, Adolf Eichmann's disappearance is noticed: his sons, Nick and Dieter, go as far as to suspect that the Israelis might be responsible. They meet with Carlos Fuldner, the man who organized Eichmann's original passage to Argentina. He explains that Eichmann's capture by Israeli agents is only one of many possibilities, yet a distinct one. Beginning with hospitals and police stations, the brothers search, ending at the house on Garibaldi street. When they find Eichmann's broken glasses in a nearby ditch, their suspicions are confirmed. However, Nick and Dieter are surprised to find the German expatriate community of little help. Instead, they seek out the help of Tacuara, an Argentine radical-nationalist group. Already anti-Semitic in its beliefs and practices, members of Tacuara are incensed by the idea of Israeli agents on the loose in Argentina. They begin their own manhunt.

Meanwhile, back at the safehouse, there is no more elation. The agents' discomfort and unease at sharing a space with Eichmann exceeds their own expectations. While the agents are aggravated and upset by Eichmann's evasions of responsibility for his actions during the Holocaust, their own hate is spoiled by a combination of disgust and exhaustion. However, the mission is not yet over.