Chapter 2, The Long Wait Summary

Yuki and Mrs. Sakane wait for Mr. Sakane to return. After several hours, Mrs. Sakane serves tea and cake to the two policemen and the FBI man. Yuki is indignant that her mother is treating these unwelcome intruders with courtesy, but the proper Mrs. Sakane is always gracious. The law enforcement officers make awkward small talk with Mrs. Sakane as Yuki glares at them. After a few more hours, a telephone call prompts the two policemen to leave, but the FBI man remains.

Ken Sakane, Yuki's older brother, returns home from the library where he has been studying for his school finals. Ken is perhaps eighteen or nineteen years old and is tall and strong. He is also athletic, being the star forward on a local Japanese student basketball team. Mrs. Sakane informs Ken of the current...