Along Came a Spider Chapter Summary & Analysis - Part Four, Remember Maggie Rose, Chapters 60-64 Summary

Part Four, Remember Maggie Rose, Chapters 60-64 Summary

Over the weekend, Cross spends time with his children and then goes out with Jezzie. Cross and Jezzie drive to Jezzie's summer house in North Carolina to relax for the weekend. That Monday Cross is the first on the stand. The lawyer for Murphy/Soneji presents Cross's credentials as a psychologist before asking him his opinion about Murphy/Soneji's mental state. Cross refuses to say that Murphy/Soneji is a multiple personality, but also refuses to say he is not. Then the defense attorney surprises everyone by suggesting Cross hypnotize his client in the courtroom. The judge agrees and Cross does as requested. Murphy talks about Soneji while under hypnosis, revealing Soneji's terrible temper and how he attacked Michael Goldberg in anger after finding him dead. Murphy also reveals that when he went to retrieve Maggie Rose after the ransom was agreed to, she was gone.

After the court adjourns for the day,...
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