Chapters 20 and 21 Summary

Despite what the other investigators think, Tempe is not ready to classify the murder as just another biker assassination. At her office, Tempe receives a call from Kit. He says he has spent the last two days with Crease, and Crease has also invited him to come to the studio and watch the television news being filmed.

Tempe meets with LaManche and reports the results of her trip to North Carolina. During the conversation, and for no apparent reason, LaManche says that Claudel is often abrupt in speaking to people, but he is a good investigator. After leaving LaManche's office, Tempe encounters Jocelyn, the temporary employee. Tempe tries to be friendly, but Jocelyn does not respond in kind.

The following day in Tempe's office, she reads a newspaper report that contains a photo of her at the Viper clubhouse and discusses...