Bradley presents the case of the Bali family. Their ancestry include shipwrecked slaves who integrated into the Nama community and the only trace of this legacy is the surname "Bali". Shared and diverse family trees of the people in the Cape are then discussed, with historical examples, highlighting the complex identity of the people who live in the Western Cape. Cousin connections between Xhosa, Europeans, people from Asia subcontinent, and the indigenous communities are explored to counter the skewed social narrative legacy of identity engineering in the Cape. Bradley shows examples of shared or diverse family trees outside of South Africa to demonstrate that this is a universal experience that needs to be further studied through a decolonial lens.

In the absence of the scheduled knowledge holder, June shares her encounter with Nadia, a Muslim with San ancestry.