Book 1, From the Other Side: Chapters 28, 130, 151, 152, 143 Summary

In Chapter 28, La Maga puts on a record, but the old man who lives upstairs begins banging on the floor. Worried that he'll wake Rocamadour, she is about to go talk to him. Before she can do so, she hears Horacio upstairs, calming the crazed old man. Horacio then comes into the apartment, where he drinks mate and caña with her and Ossip. The lights are out, and as Horacio crosses the room for a cigarette, he checks Rocamadour. He has died. By now, the old man has begun banging again, and Horacio asks La Maga to deal with it. In her absence, he tells Gregorovius about the Rocamadour. When Maga returns, she is followed by Babs and Ronald. They've just come from Guy's place, where Guy has attempted suicide. They sit...