Part 3, Chapters 1-3, pgs. 275-345 Summary

Part Three takes place in Spring 1978. Nick is in Los Angeles. Matt thinks their father lives in Los Angeles under an assumed name but Nick says he is dead.

Nick and Big Simms are at Mohave Spring. Nick has just begun working for Waste Containment at this time. Big Simms tells him that Waste Containment is owned by the mob. The company, known as Whiz Co, is the leader in the field. They talk about a rumored cargo ship with toxic waste that has been sailing for two years and is not allowed to dock because no one wants its cargo.

Nick, Simms and Jesse Detwiler drive to a nearby landfill. They discuss the technology and how they develop the system to deal with the garbage society creates. Back at the conference center, Nick sees...