Chapters 5 and 6 Summary

"The Government Man". The next day, Mma Ramotswe tells Mma Makutsi that she will start work at the garage immediately, and Mma Makutsi is pleased. They discuss the situation of Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni , and Mma Makutsi assures Mma Ramotswe that he will be fine. In turn, Mma Ramotswe asks after Mma Makutsi's family, and Mma Makutsi says everyone is fine. As they go back to work, they are interrupted by the arrival of an important looking man driving an important looking car ... The Government Man. After establishing that the office is indeed that of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, and after establishing that the two women recognize both him and his high status (as a wealthy landowner and as a bureaucrat in the government), the Government Man explains his situation. He has, he says, a younger brother whom he...