Chapter 17 Summary

Krigler's testimony affects more than just the jury - Pynex's share price dips as soon as the Wall Street boys can get on the phone. Krigler is whisked back to Florida as soon as he is finished testifying.

Millie Dupree's husband, Hopper, owns a small realty agency in Biloxi. The agency deals mainly with smaller sales, although "Hoppy" often dreams of the big ones. Late in the afternoon on Thursday, he is visited by Todd Ringwald from KLX Property Group in Las Vegas, a company that follows the casinos around and makes a killing from the property market. Ringwald tells Hoppy that an MGM Grand is coming to Biloxi, but that nobody knows it yet. KLX Property is planning a Planned Unit Development near the casino, and wants Hoppy's help with securing the property. However, there is one problem. The land that Ringwald...