Book 1, Chapter 10 Summary

The next 11 months are marked by changes: Knott is baptized in Greg's church, Prof quits teaching, ostensibly due to ill health, and Mike writes poetry. Knott becomes a fixture in the Davis Family, works in Sidris' beauty shop, gets a makeover, and amazes all by knowing how to deliver Ludmilla's baby but nothing about baby care. Teddy opts out to another family and two farm lads opt in. Knott recruits Sidris to start a cell using Bon Ton Beauté Shoppe as a front. Children make deliveries and perform stakeouts and other jobs without drawing suspicion. Once there are enough of them to watch all of Alvarez's spies, Mike knows things before they reach Zebra File. The kids are called "Back Street Irregulars" (from Sherlock Holmes), are never told what they are really doing or why, and are willing to do anything...