Chapters 15-16 Summary

They reach Atlantic City and Lila goes into the hotel while Cassel wanders out onto the boardwalk. Mr. Zacharov is waiting for him. He thinks Cassel got someone to pretend to be Lila on the phone and is trying to con him out of money. He tells his bodyguards to beat Cassel up. One twists back Cassel's arm, but then Lila walks up and tells them to stop. Mr. Zacharov is astonished and emotional.

They all go up to the hotel room where Mr. Zacharov questions Lila. She will not tell him where she has been and he thinks she is protecting someone. He asks Cassel if he hurt her and then threatens him. Lila tells him this is not true. He invites Cassel to come to Koschey's restaurant for his party on Wednesday, but he warns Cassel that he is...