Chapters 5 and 6 Summary

In Chapter 5, when Mary runs into Holmes in the street, she is wearing women's clothing that she borrowed from a box of clothes Veronica keeps on hands for helping women and families in need. Holmes removes his overcoat and puts it on Mary to help protect her from the rainy night. Holmes leads Mary to one of his "hiding places," which turns out to be through a crawlspace of a department store and through a wardrobe. This is the third of one of Holmes' hideouts that Mary has been in. Mary explains to Holmes her reason for being at the temple, starting with Veronica and ending with Margery Childe. Mary also asks for help for Veronica's ex-fiance, which also reveals that Holmes once had a son with a drug problem and the son died from it. Holmes leaves Mary in the...