Part 2, Chapter 13 Summary

After the hectic and hugely successful night at the Empire Grill, Miles joins Charlene and David at the Lamplighter, one of the few bars that stays open this late and where they are unlikely to encounter Max. Horace Weymouth is there also, probably for the same reason. The trio is celebrating the best night in the history of the grill and its apparently promising future, a rarity in Empire Falls these days. Miles is a bit late because he dropped John Voss off after work. Charlene's first comment to him is "Why on earth did you want to go and hire that comatose boy?" Discussing the boy a bit, Miles reveals the background he has heard from Tick about abandonment, an old, poor grandmother, and smelly food. Miles notes that he dropped Voss off at a ramshackle old house with no...