Chapter 9 Summary

Ivy, high on Percodan, gathers up the papers that are lying around Burnham's office. She takes them to Mr. Pym. Pym arranges a meeting with one of his Russian contacts, known as Teal. They meet at a crowded bar. Teal is skeptical at first, but he later calls Pym to confirm the value of the documents. Pym agrees to continue finding new documents to send to him. Teal sends Pym many new secret spy tools, including a pair of eyeglasses that contain a secret camera. Pym tells Teal to arrange for Jerome's high school diploma.

Chapter 9 Analysis

The real espionage of the novel begins. Pym shows that he has a complicated system of international espionage that he has simply been unable to use. Beginning with his use of the Percodan to make Ivy more loyal to him, Pym shows how his plans for...