Chapter 4 Summary

Dwayne's wife committed suicide. His biological parents abandoned him early on and his adoptive parents had twins of their own after his adoption. Dwayne continues to go crazy and manifests this by singing all the time. Dwayne travels to his automobile dealership and talks to several of his employees. Francine Pefko is his secretary of many years. Harry LeSabre has been Dwayne's friend and number-one salesperson for nearly twenty years. Harry is a secret transvestite and lives in fear of being discovered and legally prosecuted. Vernon Garr is a mechanic who has also been a long-term associate of Dwayne. After some pleasant and typical conversations Harry mentions something offhand about adoption and Dwayne flies into a rage. He berates Harry and accuses him of always dressing like a mortician.

Later that evening Dwayne goes home and contemplates suicide. He fondles his .38 caliber revolver...