Phase 3, Parts 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 and 61 Summary

Because of his history of escape, Bernard is placed in solitary confinement. He fires Nina, angry that she plea-bargained him out of a showy, publicity-rich trial. Meanwhile, Leigh-Cheri and Nina have a conversation in which Nina tells Leigh-Cheri why the Kingdom of Mu was a good theory, but never would have worked in practice. After a lengthy narrative explanation of why (an explanation involving a lot of wordplay and the ultimate recognition that idea people like Leigh-Cheri are not the best people to actually make things happen), conversation turns to Leigh-Cheri's real interest - the circumstances of Bernard's imprisonment. Nina describes his cell and his routine in detail, but to Leigh-Cheri the most important facts are that he's allowed to smoke, in theory, but the guards won't allow him to even open his pack of Camel Cigarettes since they're...