Chapters 9-11 Summary

Lindsay explains his prison escape. It took place at one in the afternoon and it had to succeed or they would have been beaten to death by the guards. There were just the two of them and they cut a hole in the roof and then uses the power extension cords to lower themselves to the ground and freedom. There was no turning back once they began because of the cut fence, broken door and hole. They decide to use the buzz saw during the changing of the guards hoping they will attribute the noise to the workers, which they did.

There was a curfew in effect in Bombay when he was living in the slum. The curfew began at midnight and the roundup took place for two or three hours. Lindsay used to walk a lot at night. He purchased...