Chapter 10-11 Summary

Spenser begins to pore over the clippings that Cosgrove gives him. In his office, he occasionally looks up at Susan's photograph, and even speaks to it from time to time. He takes a lunch break and then continues reading aimlessly. He ponders what it means to be a good man and the meaningfulness of politics. Finally, in the late afternoon, Spenser stumbles across a photograph of Robert Browne and Vinnie Morris, the right-hand-man for Boston Mafioso Joe Broz. Spenser goes home, where he makes dinner and drinks a bottle of wine. He tries to sleep, but ends up lying awake in the early morning hours, thinking about life and death.

The next day, Spenser pays a visit to Martin Quirk, a police detective with whom he is friendly. Quirk agrees to give Spenser the names of the two thugs who harassed...