Part 1, Chapters 5-6 (pages 63-97) Summary

Delaney takes a calming walk through Arroyo Blanco. A large American car with a booming sound system and tinted windows slows down next to him. As he returns home he thinks the car may have contained criminals, and he ponders the proposed gate. He finds Kyra waiting up for him in a sheer silk negligee. She asks about the dog, and he tells her where to find its bone, wrapped in a baggie in the freezer. Kyra has terrible nightmares that night.

The next day, Kyra arrives at the empty Manzoob house for a showing. She sees herself in a bathroom mirror and is bothered by how red her nose looks. She survives the rest of the day by taking Excedrin. At the end of the day, she locks up the Da Ros place, a...