Part Two: Pages 211 - 243 Summary

Teece leaves almost an hour before the storm begins. Afterward, Carson makes his way to the barn to see how the horses fared and hears Nye approaching. He ducks down to avoid unpleasant contact and watches while Nye, covered in dust, along with his horse, takes out two squares of stiff plastic and using a wax pencil, writes something down, and then hides it. After he leaves, Carson goes back to the canteen and joins Singer on the balcony. Singer tells him of the splash Levine made in the media, exposing the accident at Mount Dragon, and Guy tries not to appear panicked, but it doesn't appear as though Singer links him to the leak. On Sunday, Carson climbs the cylinder cone that gave Mount Dragon its name while the usual decontamination is happening in the lab...