Chapter 14 Summary

Thursday, December 4, 10:30 a.m. Leaphorn has been on the case since dawn. He has re-visited the Bowlegs hogan and memorized the hoofprints of the horse George is riding. He wonders if O'Malley has solved the case yet. Six law-enforcement agencies are interested in the case, and Leaphorn knows he won't be notified if one of them solves it. Following the directions Father Ingles gave him, Leaphorn heads northeast in his truck. His plan is to track George Bowlegs once he reaches the lake that is sometimes referred to as the Dance Hall of the Dead. He stops to pick up Susanne, whom he finds hitchhiking along the highway. She informs him that Halsey has kicked her out because she was drawing too much police attention. Leaphorn feeds the hungry girl and then asks her to come along on his search for George. He...