Chapter 7 Summary

Christy contacts Joe with information on Trevor. Trevor Montel is originally from South Africa, 30 years old, and his parents were killed by guerrillas when he was ten. Incredibly gifted academically, he scored off the charts in math, science and literature. In addition to his past work as a card-counter, he was also a mercenary, and for several years, there is no information on him whatsoever. He was booked on suspicion in the theft of a vase from the Tang Dynasty, but was never convicted.

She also informs him that the ashes from the volcano have been narrowed down to originating from Krakatoa, Vesuvius or Montserrat, but nothing is definitive; there are irregularities in the ashes.

Meanwhile, Aldo has moved away from Atlanta to Charlotte, North Carolina. He picks up a prostitute named Janis who bares little resemblance to Jane/Cira. When the woman's...