Part I: Section 10 Summary

Kathy parks outside the Redwood City Hall of Justice building. She sits for a half hour, chain smoking. Just as she is ready to leave, to find a safe place to park the car for the coming night's sleep, Lester walks out. They plan to meet later for coffee (although he breaks their date because of an emergency). She drives back to her storage shed, where he eventually finds her. They drive to the beach in his patrol car. Sipping her drink, Kathy notices the fog coming in. She asks Lester why he's a cop, and he asks her why her husband left her. He drives her to another, a nicer motel.

Part I: Section 10 Analysis

The fog rolls in, making it hard to see even the ocean. Lester gets Kathy a room near a swimming pool. She asks...