Chapter 6 Summary

Chapter 6 begins the next day in the novel's timeline, Tuesday. Victor and Marsha travel to the hospital where VJ undergoes extensive and esoteric medical testing. The results are inconclusive and indicate VJ is in good health. After the testing, Victor goes to the pathology section and speaks with the doctors who are performing an autopsy on Maurice Hobbs. He observes part of the autopsy. He then obtains brain tissue samples from Maurice Hobbs and Mark Murray.

Meanwhile, Marsha and VJ return to Marsha's psychiatry offices where VJ undergoes an hours-long regimen of psychological profiling by Marsha's colleagues. These psychological tests indicate VJ's IQ is a high-normal 128 and his personality and skills are typical. Of note, the validity indicator on the personality test is nearly out of the normal range. Marsha discusses the results with her colleagues, and they come to a consensus that...