Chapters 28, 29 and 30 Summary

Chapter 28 - When Harry and the others arrive at Fr. Vincent's hotel, Harry bullies him into transforming into the snakelike Denarian demon, who confesses that his name is Cassius. Harry reveals that he figured out that Cassius had replaced Vincent when he realized that "Vincent" didn't have the Eye of Thoth tattoo. He theorizes that the Denarians learned of the theft of the Shroud and decided to steal it themselves for some kind of ceremonial purpose, and that the attack on Harry after the television program by Marcone's thugs was actually an attack on Vincent, since Marcone didn't like the idea of being robbed of the Shroud. Marcone's unusual reaction at the benefit, Harry says, was the result of realizing that Harry thought the attack was on him, when in fact it was on the man (Vincent) that Marcone perceived as...