Ch. IV Pg. 228-246 Summary

When John Grady gets to the café on Calle de Noche Triste, nobody remembers seeing Magdalena. He goes to the Venada, the Moderno and every bar in town that is open that early in the morning, except for the White Lake, but does not find her. He goes to the morgue and finds her lying dead on an exam table with her throat cut. He leaves as the attendant is yelling after him to fill out the paperwork to identify her.

Riding out on the open range John Grady is confronted by a cowboy from another ranch. He looks upset and the cowboy invites him to come eat at his place, but John Grady rides off. He goes to the little cabin and then to Mac's ranch. He stables the horse, gathers up his slicker, a hunting...