Chapter 16 Summary

Ralph Mungan lives in a nice looking house with manicured lawns. Mr. Mungan answers the door with a full head of hair and appearing much too heavy to fit in the suit worn by the dead man. Mrs. Mungan's figure doesn't appear to be all-natural and the alterations make her appear older than her husband. Archer tells them about the dead man but Ralph denies ever owning a suit like the one in question. Mrs. Mungan is intrigued in her husband's past and begins to question Ralph about the dead man. Ralph tries to joke with her but Mrs. Mungan refuses to be put off so easily. The tone of their conversation and the physical distance between them leads Archer to suspect that their marriage is not as happy as they try to pretend.

After awhile Ralph confesses that he did indeed have...