Part 4, Chapter 16, 1972 Summary

Dot. Dot has learned that Wallace fixed the nomination while she is on the float during the parade. Dot does not even want to be there because she hates the dress Mary has bought for her. When Dot learns the truth about the nomination, she finds Wallace and dunks him in the dunking booth, walking off without making sure Wallace is okay. Dot goes to the crowning ceremony but feels silly up there and decides to run off. Dot gets on the plane, but regrets it immediately. Afterward, Dot finds the stage empty with her mother standing there alone. Celestine tells her she must prepare herself for some bad news about Sita. Dot asks if her father is back and Celestine tells her he is. However, he is not at their house, but at Wallace's. That night it begins to rain...