 Lazarus assists Ira in the migration to Tertius; settles the latter; and attempts a trans-temporal journey to Earth, circa 1919–1929; but mistakenly arrives in 1916, there to insinuate himself into his parents' family under the name of "Ted Bronson," whom his grandfather Ira suspects to be an illegitimate nephew or son of his own.Lazarus also discovers, to his surprise and (initial) shame, a sexual desire of his own mother, Maureen.When his family learns that he has no plans to join the army in World War I, they spurn him, prompting him to enlist.