Chapter 12 and Epilogue Summary

Jimmy has surgery and the doctor is optimistic he will have a full recovery. Dave's Captain comes to see him on his boat and tells Dave that a cop in Ft. Lauderdale contacted him to let him know a contract killer who operates down there was rumored to be in New Orleans. The Captain showed a picture of the killer to the witness and the boy identified him as Jimmy's shooter. The Captain suspects Didi Gee is behind the shooting, and Dave confirms this by admitting that Jimmy traced a d and a g on his chest that first morning in the hospital. The Captain makes Dave promise he will not take justice into his own hands but informs him that Jimmy was about to be indicted with the hopes that he would turn on Didi Gee. Dave makes...