Chapter Fifteen Summary

When Angel arrives in Pair-a-Dice, she discovers that the Palace is gone, and the Duchess has left town. There had been a fire, started by Magowan, in which Lucky and another prostitute had been killed. Magowan had been hanged, and the Duchess had left the dying town of Pair-a-Dice. Angel's dream of collecting her money and being free for the first time in her life shatters before her, and she agrees to go to work again, this time for the bartender of the Silver Dollar, Murphy. She wonders why she didn't stay with Michael, but reminds herself of what happened when Paul came, and that it would never have worked.

Angel works in silent agony for several days, when suddenly Michael bursts into the room where she is working. She is incredibly relieved to see him, and says his name in...