Chapter 25, Chapter 26, and Chapter 27 Summary

In chapter twenty-five, Davenport and Fell meet at her apartment. After a leisurely afternoon, Davenport glances at a photograph of Whitechurch's murder, noting the money sticking out from under his body. Davenport leaves to return to his hotel, but has no cash for a cab. As Fell lends him her cash card, Davenport has an epiphany about Bekker: he has been using a cash card to get his money. They check the bills found under Whitechurch and two are consecutive, and the Federal Reserve traces the bills to Citibank. Citibank matches the bills up to accounts, and they see Bekker using Edith Lacey's account on the surveillance video.

In chapter twenty-six, Bekker abandons his persona as Beauty, knowing it will get him caught by the police. He shaves his head and dons an old brown wig to...