Summary

Matt went to the holoport room to summon the convent where Maria and his friends were staying. When he contacted the convent, they told him that Esperanza was away. Instead Matt spoke to Sister Artemesia, a teacher nun who was in charge of Maria and the boys. After a few minutes speaking to her, Matt learned that Maria was still unaware of her father and sister being killed at El Patron’s funeral. When he asked to speak to Maria, Artemiesa replied that her mother had taken her to New York on a shopping trip. To Matt this means that Esperanza was attempting to keep them from speaking.

Artemesia summoned the boys. On either side of the holoport, the groups had their lunch. Artemesia also brought a few animals that Maria had been tending back to health. The younger boys mostly asked Matt...