Chapter 12 Summary

Back in Indiana, Eliot plans to travel to Indianapolis for his meeting with Sylvia. He plans on a riding on a Greyhound Bus and prepares for his meeting with Sylvia in the Bluebird Room. He was up all night with calls and visits from his clients, who were sure that he was leaving them forever. Before he can leave, a chauffeur-driven limousine appears, carrying his father, the Senator.

The Senator tells Eliot about Mushari, that he has quit the law firm and is now representing the Rhode Island Rosewaters. He tells Eliot that they plan to go to court and prove that Eliot is insane. Eliot replies that he has doubts about his own sanity and he had hoped that it would never come to a court case. He tells Eliot that he must return to the East Coast. He can't defend his...