Dance Hall of the Dead Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 6 Summary

Chapter 6 Summary

Monday, December 1, 4:18 p.m. Susanne speaks with a slight stammer. She tells Leaphorn that George is probably just ditching school. Leaphorn watches Halsey, the leader of the commune, from the corner of his eye as he talks to Susanne. Another man, Otis, cries out in a drug-induced delirium. Leaphorn asks what the man has taken, but Halsey makes it clear that he won't talk to "the fuzz" (pg. 65). Leaphorn makes the point that he is here only to find out about George. Susanne swears that George would never have hurt his friend Ernesto. She tells Leaphorn that George's dad is always drunk and that George has been providing the food for his family. Susanne indicates that George came by and asked for food, specifically the deer in the shed that George gave to the commune in the first place. George asked questions about how to obtain absolution from...
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