Chapter 25 Summary

Edward Fiske III has made a second trip to Reverend Bacon's office to recover the church's $350,000. Bacon is on the phone with the Channel 1 anchorman, speaking angrily of the Daily News story which has just come out in support of Sherman's version of events. Bacon implies that McCoy has many powerful people on his side and that McCoy is smearing Henry Lamb's reputation by claiming he is a robber. Bacon hangs up and stares at Fiske; he reminds Fiske of the concept of the steam. Bacon tells Fiske that it is only a matter of time until the rage of the oppressed explodes. Fiske brings up the $350,000, and tells Bacon that he's researched Bacon's financial company, Urban Guaranty Investments. Fiske believes Bacon has funneled the church's $350,000 into Urban Guaranty Investments and now delicately asks Bacon to repay the church from the Urban Guaranty...