Chapter 13 through Chapter 17 Summary

The following morning, in chapter thirteen, Hulan knows she has hurt David. As she says goodbye to him as he leaves for Hong Kong, she means to say much, but in fact, says little and hurts him further. Hulan makes a decision to finish the case, and work on letting go of her past. She locates Stuart Miller at the dam, and from his comments it is clear Stuart is impressed with the dam. In his trailer on site, Hulan notices several relics. Hulan informs Stuart of the society's threats against him, and he points out that he is safe at the dam. She questions him about his involvement with Brian and Lily, and he notes that Brian was Lily's courier. Expanding, he reports that Lily smuggled artifacts Brian brought to her out of China, but that the pieces...