Chapter 18 Summary

As soon as Tom wakes up, he thinks of Marge. He has had no message from her in a day, and has a horrible premonition that she will be on the next train to Rome. Soon, Tom recovers his equilibrium. He has always been able to handle Marge. After breakfast, the phone rings. It is the police. Shortly after, the same officer appears, with a different young policeman. They want to know the whereabouts of Dickie Greenleaf's friend, Thomas Ripley. As Dickie, Tom tells them his friend went back to the States about a month ago. The police show no record of Tom Ripley after San Remo at all. It seems very suspicious that Dickie Greenleaf now has two friends who may have been murdered, although the police are still being polite. Tom/Dickie asks if he can travel to Palermo, in southern...