Chapters 10-12 Summary

In chapter 10, Julia shares with Lillian her plan to take Lloyd to Florida, to find Frank Tuttle and send him on the trail of the jewel thieves. Julia shares Lillian's worries about the safety of the trip, especially for Lloyd. However, Julia feels the risks cannot be avoided.

During her preparations for the trip, Julia meets Etta Mae Wiggins. Etta Mae stops by, ignorant of the whole problem, to ask Julia to take an offering to church for one of her homebound clients. Etta Mae works as a personal assistant to ill and elderly patients. Julia believes Etta Mae to be too rough, socially, and therefore beneath her own social strata. She admires Hazel Marie for helping Etta Mae get a legitimate job, as manager of a mobile home park, and Julia admires Etta Mae for doing a good job in...