Part 4, Chapter 9 Summary

Mick goes to the gym and tells Peter he wants to do a stack -an injection like Peter does. Peter says the injections are safer than the steroids. Stack injections will cost fifteen dollars a day. Peter shows Mick how to clean needles, how to load a needle, and how to use a needle. He gives Mick his first injection, and also advises Mick on taking other pills too.

Drew calls to see if Mick will still come to the lake, and mentions that Kaylee misses him. But Drew refuses, saying he has to work at the house as well as go to Popeye's.

Taking the stacks makes Mick feel better and gives him a rush.

Part 4, Chapter 9 Analysis

Mick decides he'd rather take stack injections than steroids in order to avoid the physical side-effects of steroids. He believes that this...