Structure

The book is divided into five parts identified by number. Chapters are titled and those titles give a clue about the events of the chapter. For example, the second chapter is titled “From Inside the Trunk” and it covers the events while Patricia was being transferred from her apartment. She was inside the trunk for the first part of that ride. Part One has four chapters and covers the early days of Patricia's captivity. Part Two includes six chapters, numbered five through 10. The author presents more information about the Symbionese Liberation Army, including the members and their rhetoric. Part Three has Chapters 11 through 14 with information about the deaths of five of the SLA members and Patricia's role in a shoot-out. Part Four has Chapters 15 through 21 and includes the efforts to find Patricia, concluding with her capture. Part Five has Chapters 22 through 27, and focuses on the events following...