Chapters 24 and 25 Summary

Chapter 24

The DC and Gupta take off for the staging area in the orchard on the morning of the monkey raid. They are delayed when an old man is blocking the road with his belongings, which he is moving to his ancestral home. The Brigadier's convoy of soldiers is heading toward the orchard when they come upon a road block. The Chief Medical Officer is taking off for an extended vacation, due to his ill health, and his belongings are strewn across the road, making passage impossible.

The DC and Gupta arrive to see that they are once again delayed. Everyone is warned to turn around and go another way since there is another roadblock in front of Verma's house. His wife is angry with him for wanting to kill the monkeys and is moving out. The convoy takes another route...