Summary

In Chapter 5, on Monday, Ted asked Bobby to read a story about a fight between Eddie Albini and Tommy Haywood. Haywood was the favorite. Haywood’s manager, Kleindienst, believed it would be Albini’s last fight. Bobby wondered why Ted was so interested in that story.

A day later, Bobby saw a poster for a missing pet. Part of him wanted to tell Ted, but another part of himself suggested he just not think about it. A third, adult part of him reminded him that he was being paid to think about things like missing pet posters. Bobby told that voice to shut up.

At home, Bobby noticed his mother had been crying. She told him that Mr. Biderman invited her to go with him to a seminar. She said it was a big opportunity. Bobby wondered if...