Summary

In Chapter 14, Akiko is still angry at Mary Alice the next morning. The Sphinxes put themselves in place hours ahead of meeting Sweeny at Jackson Square. Billie sets up a table pretending to be a gypsy reading tarot cards. Helen takes a place on a restaurant balcony armed with a handgun. Mary Alice plays cello and Natalie has art for sale – both cello and canvases bought from a junk shop. Sweeny does not recognize Billie until she catches his attention. She offers a lot of details about the cards in general and the ones she deals for him. Sweeny says there have been rumors that the Sphinxes were freelancing assassinations outside those sanctioned by the Museum. Billie realizes that Sweeny believes it. Billie knows he came here to kill them. Billie hears Mary Alice change songs and knows she has spotted someone who...