Part 3, Chapters 24-25 Summary

Michael thinks that it is easy to fire a gun, just point the barrel and pull the trigger. He has practiced over and over how he will shoot Johan Viljoen, aiming for a spot on the breastbone and firing again if the man doesn't immediately fall. He knows that Vinu's father is alone every afternoon and that he walks to the edge of the garden at the end of his workday. Michael plans to stand under a tree and wait for Vinu's father to raise his head from smelling his roses, then, he will shoot him. The silencer on the gun will make the sound foreign to anyone who might hear it. Michael should be able to walk away unnoticed. Du Boise will be a different kind of challenge as he lives in a noisy area full of people...