Chapter 4 Summary

Brad Chandler joins Dan Plymale on a private beach in the Caribbean at Plymale's summons. Chandler enjoys and envies the luxury in which he is basking, thinking it should be his by birthright. Both men establish themselves as ruthless and cruel, arrogant and self-focused, and superior to others. Plymale reviews Chandler's history—his resume, as it were: Chandler is the black sheep of an "old-money" family, disowned and disinherited by his clan. His tendency toward violence and several arrests have led him to this sorry state, in which he may only bask in the luxury emanating from the power and wealth of others.

Chandler is bitter about losing his inheritance. He has ended up working as a bounty hunter and skip tracer, pursuing criminals who have jumped bail. He has killed several of his targets, often with a nod from the local police...