Part Three: Pages 343 - 379 Summary

Nye has no trouble tracking Carson and de Vaca, and is so confident he can find and kill them that his mind goes back to the other problem of how to get his gold out of the desert after they are dead. Carson uses every trick he can remember from his ancestors to avoid being found or followed. De Vaca has little experience in this area, and submits entirely to Guy's suggestions and directions. Nye takes suggestions also, though he travels alone, listening to the voice of the shadow that follows him.

With Mime's help, Levine finds his way to and into Boston's GeneDyne headquarters to confront Scopes. With his laptop, posing as a representative from the phone company, he bluffs his way inside and follows the instructions that Mime gave him earlier. He uses the lockdown...