Part 8 - Chapters 28 and 29 Summary

Chapter 28 - Hank and Sarah tour the film's locations, and are struck by the accuracy and effectiveness of the sets. At a bar where several scenes are to be shot, they hang out with some of the real life barflies drinking there, and after lunch are called to watch some filming. Both are moved by the accuracy and intensity of Bledsoe's performance, and congratulate him. Back in the bar, conversation with the barflies reveals that they are being evicted from their various homes and hangouts. Hank describes in narration how he and Sarah, on the way home, worried about what was to happen to the barflies. At the house, they go through the routine of caring for the cats and then preparing for bed, the whole while worrying about the barflies and feeling some kind of connection...