This chapter provides rich descriptions of the lives of the twelve Kuwaiti detainees, before Guantanamo, what brought them to Afghanistan and Pakistan, their capture, their treatment at Guantanamo, their desperate attempts to defend themselves in sham proceedings, their abusive treatment by guards, forced medication, and mistreatment in ways large and small on a systematic basis. It describes their hopes, their attempts to maintain contact with families, and coping with uncertainty and hopelessness. It details how each one gained release and the puzzlement of those who remained about the bases for release decisions. One detainee, whom the other detainees, counsel, and the guards viewed as profoundly disordered, was released and became a suicide bomber. Certain of the detainees spent time with the author after their release, which facilitated more detailed descriptions of their odysseys, including their attempts to rebuild family ties and careers after their return. Because it tells twelve individual stories, this is by far the longest chapter in the book.