Chapters 24-29 Summary

Once Clark and Chavez learn of the military attack on U.S. forces, they tell Nomuri to back off from all of his contacts and return to normal Japanese citizenry. Nomuri does provide, however, the name of the individual sent by Yamata to kill the Norton girl—Kaneda. Clark and Chavez know that there will be further instructions and operations but, for now, will lay low and just be journalists. Ryan plans to use them, certainly, but first must devise a method of secure communication. This is accomplished through his old friend Golovko and the Russian cultural attache in Japan, Boris Scherenko.

As the U.S. Pacific Fleet limps home to Pearl Harbor, Seiji Nagumo is meeting with Chris Cook, suggesting that the two of them can resolve the issue and stop a war, by influencing their superiors. Nagumo makes...