Chapter 1, Parts 12-17 Summary

The Stone's favorite carrier is 15-year veteran Matthew Battles, who is always perfectly attired and proud. They find The Stone depressed the morning after Battles is arrested for stealing money from mail to the Nekalayla Temple. The Stone assigns all the subs except Henry. Henry wishes The Stone a good day and buys a half pint of Grand Dad for breakfast.

The Stone puts him on Route 511 in an average residential neighborhood with nice weather, no dogs, and no human voices for hours. It changes when he has to deliver a registered letter. When the recipient refuses to open the door, he chases her, jams his foot in the door, and forces his way in. He explains that if she does not sign, she is robbing the U.S. mail. She signs, but then rakes both sides of Henry's...