Summary

In Section 9, Andrew had recognized that Pete was a teen on a mission wanting to make himself look older the first time he came into his store two weeks prior. Once Pete finally got the courage to speak, he introduced himself as James Hawkins. He said he thought he might have something Andrew would be interested in buying. As the boy laid out a copy of a page from one of Rothstein’s notebooks beside a letter handwritten by Rothstein and previously published, Andrew tried to hide his excitement. Andrew told the boy the page was a forgery. The boy showed him another page of writing. This one with mistakes and cross outs. It was about Jimmy Gold. Andrew finally told the boy he might be able to get fifty-thousand dollars for the six notebooks he was offering.

After Pete left...