Summary

Chapter 39 begins with Jack’s third night of celebrating a three-book deal he landed. The last two nights have been filled with drugs and sex, and Jack is content to live his life that way. He is at the Beatrice, a bar that lets him do anything he wants inside. Also at the bar is Tony Duplex, who has ended his sobriety. They greet each other and leave to score more drugs.

At Tony’s building, which he refers to as a loft, they discuss cars, as he has a Lamborghini in the middle of the space, and heroin. The wait for Jack’s dealer, who is taking too long for their liking to get to Tony’s place. Tony suggests they go to his dealer in Harlem, and Jack is desperate enough to agree to drive up there with him. Tony’s...