Wednesday, Chapters 1 through 5 Summary

John calls in to Memorial Hospital and learns the autopsy report indicates that Karen died of complications from a "three-month pregnancy" and the anaphylaxis caused by the penicillin. John is surprised and tells Judith so. He then looks up Angela Harding's address in the phone book and drives to Beacon Hill where she lives. He's met at the door by the girl everyone refers to as "Bubbles," who says that Angela is out and that neither of them have seen Karen for several months. Bubbles makes a show of coming down from a high on speed. She says that Karen has taken drugs as well, including shooting up speed. Angela arrives and verifies Bubbles' story that she hasn't seen Karen since before school started. John asks if Angela is certain, saying that Alan Zenner said that Karen was headed...