Chapters Twenty-nine through Thirty-one Summary

Dunworthy wakes to find it's days past the rendezvous date. Coliin soon comes in for a visit and says the crisis is past, though the quarantine has not yet been lifted. Dunworthy continues in and out of consciousness, regaining slightly more strength as the days pass until he's able to sit up. Montoya and Colin arrive one afternoon, and Dunworthy asks Montoya if she's yet found Kivrin's recorder. Montoya says that she has no evidence of Kivrin's death.

Dunworthy realizes that he hasn't asked about anyone for fear he'll find out they've died. He finally does ask and learns that Finch does not get sick and he is filling in for one of the bell ringers, who remains in the hospital. He then asks about Badri and learns that Badri had relapsed but is now recovering. Dunworthy...