Chapter 5, Encounters in a Changing Street Summary

Tycho pulls the car into a metered parking spot and stops, still unsure as to where Angela is taking him. They walk down the street, "past a second-hand clothes shop, and a book shop, mostly paperbacks and magazines." They come to a particular doorway that frames a gang of misfits, their parade of motorcycles nearby. Tycho is afraid to make eye contact with these men, but Angela shows no fear. Tycho and Angela eventually come to a spot where three roads converge, and Angela asks Tycho if he has any money on him. Despite him only having two dollars, Angela is determined to go into a swanky coffee bar nearby. Tycho acquiesces and the two enter the coffee bar.

After a few minutes, Angela touches Tycho's arm and implores him to look out...