The chapter introduces the main characters and setting of The Great Gatsby. Nick Carraway has moved to West Egg, next to the massive mansion of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Nick goes to dinner at the nearby mansion of his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, and her husband Tom. Tensions emerge during the dinner as Daisy confides in Nick her unhappiness with Tom, who has a mistress in the city. At the end of the evening, Nick sees Gatsby mysteriously reaching towards a green light across the bay, before disappearing into his mansion.