Part Five, The Second Investigation, Chapters 73-77 Summary

Once home, Cross gets a call from the prison asking he come immediately to speak to Murphy/Soneji. When Cross arrives, the man he finds is clearly Soneji. Soneji wants to make a deal with Cross. Soneji is tired of pretending to be Murphy and he wants recognition for all his crimes, so he agrees to tell Cross everything. Soneji tells Cross that he did not kill Michael Goldberg; however, he did attack his dead body out of frustration. Soneji says he did not hurt Maggie Rose, though he would have liked to. Maggie Rose disappeared before Soneji could do anything with her. Soneji says he did not get any of the ransom money. Soneji reveals that he believes he was under surveillance before and during the time of the kidnapping...