Chapter 4 (pages 54-71) Summary

The agent known as Fred meets the agent known as Hank to share information about drug users and dealers. Both agents wear scramble suits, so they don't know each other's identity. They discuss the case of a teenage girl who has become hooked on drugs after being raped by her drug-dealing brothers. Hank reports that Jerry Fabin says he was terrorized for months by a legless hit man who followed Fabin on a rolling cart.

According to Hank, an anonymous caller has identified Arctor as a suspicious character. Arctor's suspicious activities include leaving the house frequently and having more money that he can possibly earn at the Blue Chip Stamp job. The caller's identity is unknown because he used an electronic grid to disguise himself. Fred supposes that the informant is Jim Barris, who took electronics-repair courses in the...