Chapter 14 Summary

Jo has not heard from Sadie in over a week, and she writes a letter to Sadie in an effort to apologize and explain. Jo receives a telephone call from the detective she spoke to regarding Eli's confession. He wants to know if she can come to the station to go over a few more details. She agrees to come the following Monday. The next day at work, Jo decides that she does not want to wait until Monday. She goes to Cambridge the following day.

The detective Jo met with previously is unavailable, so she meets with another. He explains that the police will not pursue an investigation of Eli. Eli denied the murder and the confession. He instead claimed that Jo made sexual advances, and when he refused she became vengeful. The police believe Eli. Jo is furious at being called...