Isabel

At night, Isabel and her family join Iván’s family, the Castillos, and carry the small boat to the beach. When they arrive, Isabel is amazed at how many other boats there are, built from all kinds of different items. A CNN news crew, using a camera with a spotlight, tries to talk to Isabel and her family, but they hurry into the water and try to start the boat. Isabel and her father are frightened when she sees two policemen running toward the boat, but these turn out to be Iván’s older brother, Luis, and Luis’s girlfriend, who are also trying to escape Cuba. Some other policeman on the shore shoot at Isabel’s boat, but it is only struck once, and once the engine revs to life, the two families escape unharmed.