Marwan visits Atta more frequently. He finishes his German studies, but doesn't know what to do with himself. Atta suggests he move to Hamburg, enroll at TU Harburg in electrical engineering and move into Atta's flat when Bahaji gets married and moves out. Marwan agrees. In the summer, he visits his mother in Egypt, then luxuriates in Dubai. When he returns to Hamburg, Atta tells him he and al-Shibh are going to fight in Chechnya. He suggests Marwan come along. At first reluctant, Marwan agrees.