Part 1: The Body, Chapters 9, 10 and 11 Summary

One night Iris and her friend Nancy Dorsey are watching an Ava Gardner movie at the Rialto Theater when Jinx Fairchild and his friend, Bobo Ritchie, enter late and take seats in front of the girls. Jinx and Bobo try to engage Nancy and Iris in conversation during the film but the girls ignore the boys although Iris is excruciatingly aware of the male power of the two young men. Jinx and Bobo are escorted from the theater due to their disruptive behavior but not before they have a chance to show off a little more to catch the girls' attentions. Iris is so taken with their boldness that she follows the two boys out of the theater, but Jinx and Bobo have disappeared by the time Iris reaches the front of the theater and...