Thursday, Chapters 1 through 6 Summary

As John tries to plan what to do with his day Thursday, Peter Randall calls. He invites John for lunch, saying that he wants John to "meet the alibi I haven't got."

At Peter's home, John tells him that Wilson has pictures. Peter says he suspected so and asks if he's in "hot water." John says it appears so and Peter says he has an alibi but that he can't use it, and that he wants John to help find the real abortionist. Ev Randall - wife of J.D. Randall and sister-in-law to Peter - walks in. The two are having an affair and John learns that it was Peter's child that Art aborted while J.D. was out of town. Ev says that she watched Karen literally dying before her eyes as she drove her to the...