Chapter 20, 21 Summary

In chapter twenty, Alex and Robin discuss Gary and Jamey and their disappointing lives. They both wonder if there is any link between genius and insanity since two of the six kids in the program are off track.

The next morning Alex searches for Surtees and Vann at local hospitals and agencies. Eventually he finds Vann signed up with a registry and pretends to be Mainwaring to get her address. Alex learns she has left the apartment so he leaves to see his next contact.

Alex visits Mr. Oberheim, the man Billy set him up to talk to about the local residents of San Francisco. Mr. Oberheim tells Alex that Peter probably did not commit suicide. Peter would hang himself to the point of death for sexual pleasure and the last hanging likely went wrong. Also, Jamey's mom was a sweet but wild...