Chapter 27 Summary

In a flashback to the time shortly after Kabuo was arrested, Kabuo holds to his story that he never saw Carl out on the water and certainly never boarded his boat. In fact, he holds to this story even when he is talking to Nels Gudmundsson, his attorney. However, Nels confronts Kabuo with evidence that shows he boarded the boat and Kabuo finally explains that he did not tell anyone about the meeting because no white man on the island will trust a Japanese man. However, Kabuo finally tells Nels what happened and, while he does so, the story moves back to the night that Kabuo meet Carl on the water.

Kabuo goes out to fish Ship Channel and, after several nights of slim success, Kabuo pulls in some big hauls, giving him hope that it will be a good night. However, as...