Summary

Chapter 21 (An Unusual Pair). Eliza has taken to heart Tao Chi’en’s advice to set a deadline in her search for Joaquin. She does not even remember why it was so important to be with him in the first place. She chalks it up to first love, but wants a sense of closure. To that end she seeks out Jacob Freemont to learn where she might find Joaquin Murieta. She is still dressed as a man, so Jacob does not recognize her. He is unable to give her any information, since all of his interviews are made up, and tells her only Joaquin sets the time for their meetings. It is only after she leaves Jacob is finally able to place who she is, but by that time she has disappeared. When John Sommers returns to San Francisco, Jacob finds him and delivers the news...