Chapter 11 (pages 175-188) Summary

The next morning, Arctor takes a Yellow Cab to Englesohn Locksmith. He pays the proprietor, an amiable lady, the twenty dollars owed. To explain "his" awful behavior on the phone last night, Arctor makes up a story about the sudden death of his best friend due to choking. The woman says that the man on the phone was Carl, her brother.

After he leaves the locksmith's shop, Arctor looks at the check. It is from his old checking account that has been closed for a while. Arctor is amazed that Barris has forged his signature perfectly. From a payphone, he calls Carl at the shop to find out the address where the key was copied. The locksmith gives him the address of a house where Arctor partied hard six weeks earlier. Arctor realizes that he cannot remember much that...