Chapter 31: Tables Turned Summary

In Chapter 31: Tables Turned, Heep restrains Thursday to arrest her. She tries to explain that Snell bought the head, but they do not believe her. Tweed says he has evidence of her involvement in at least three other murders. Tweed claims that Thursday's motive was to get the position of Bellman. He produces a report by the three witches' which he claims is evidence of Thursday's motive. Tweed tells Thursday she will be permanently expelled from the BookWorld. Thursday tries to provoke Tweed so she can make the plot device globe go off.

Suddenly, a shot rings out. A bullet frees Thursday from her chains and she runs for the door. She goes out the door and runs into Deane, pistol in hand. He takes her hands and they jump into the footnoterphone conduits. Deane explains that Tweed tried...