Summer, Chapters 35 and 36 Summary

In bed, Barbara thinks Rusty is getting up at 6:30 AM when he is just going to sleep. He dreams of his father in jail and then is awakened by Barbara and they race to court, arriving late. Nico is trying to get Judge Lyttle to allow him to call Molto as a witness, but Lyttle is firm in his denial. Nico then says he will call Rusty's former psychiatrist, Miles Robinson. Molto asks Robinson if Rusty ever told him that he had murdered Carolyn, but the judge disallows the question on the basis of doctor-patient privilege. Sandy says he has no objection to this particular question, and Robinson then answers in the negative. Molto keeps at Robinson, but the judge interrupts by addressing the jury. He says the trial is over, because there is no credible evidence against Rusty...