Chapters 22 and 23 Summary

In Chapter 22, back on the carrier, Sammy tells Jake that he lied to the commander, saying he had no knowledge of Jake's desire to run an unauthorized bombing mission. He asks Jake not to expose him. Jake goes to see Camparelli and Cowboy. The commander wants to know the whole story of the Hanoi attack. The skipper then asks if Lundeen or Cowboy knew, and Jake says no. Camparelli says a formal hearing will be held the next day. Later, thinking about Callie, Jake goes to the ship's store to buy an engagement ring. The presiding officer at the hearing is Captain Farleigh Copeland. He asks Mad Jack to give a medical report on Jake. Mad Jack says he is in top condition, except for palsied hands, which is a familiar sign of stress in combat aviators. Copeland then establishes that...