Chapter 12 Summary

Las Vegas is not Kinsey's idea of a good time. She avoids the strip, has no wish to gamble, hates the idea of non-stop night life and the smell of fried shrimp dinners. In keeping with her thrifty ways, Kinsey books a room at the Bagdad Motel near the airport, turning down the free cup of nickels designed to entice visitors into the casino. A cab ride takes Kinsey to the strip. She seeks out the Fremont where her Las Vegas contact informed her Sharon Napier works. Discovering that Sharon will not be in until 11 am, Kinsey returns to her dingy room at the Bagdad to get some sleep. In the morning, Kinsey is feeling ill, headachy, with possible flu symptoms. She toughs it out by taking two Tylenol and getting started with her day. First she leaves the fifty dollars for her...