Part II: Section 43 Summary

Lester sticks his gun into the rear waistband of his pants and steps outside, observing no indication that Esmail had contacted anyone. He returns inside, checking on Kathy: her color isn't any better, but her pulse is strong. He finds only women's clothing in the closet: gold and silver buckles, 30 pairs of shoes, silk and wool garments, hat boxes with French labels. These symbols of wealth anger him. He goes back into the hall and picks up the iron bar he had ordered Behrani to drop. He goes to the Colonel's office and notices a shoe rack six feet long, as well as over 30 suits and uniforms.

He uses two silk neckties to tie the iron bar to the bathroom door. He goes to Esmail's room and turns off his computer and bedside lamp; he locks the front door...