Chapters 41 - 50 Summary

Chapter 41: Pogue drives by the salmon pink mansion and is disappointed not to see any police cars or crime scene tape. He thinks his bomb has been foiled but needs to see for himself. He parks a short distance away and walks casually towards the mail box. He passes Kate's house on his way to Lucy's and thinks of Kate's immoral behavior. He has watched her stand naked before her windows, putting on a show for the ships in the harbor. He hates women like Kate, whom he imagines would run screaming if any man tried to take her up on her apparent offer. The thought of her teasing increases the frustration he feels when he finds Lucy's mail box empty. He has been feeling frustrated since last September when he learned the old OCME building was being torn down. He...