Summary

To get the information he wanted, Mallarino had to call several reporters from competing newspapers as well as some members of congress who owed him favors. He noticed how the people went out of their way to help him. He realized it was because of his reputation. Despite the people’s desire to help him, Mallarino had trouble getting the information he wanted because so few people remembered Cuéllar. Mallarino realized how quickly people really were forgotten, just like Ricardo Rendón had been forgotten.

Mallarino planned to drop Samanta at her house so she could change clothes and rest. He had an appointment down town. After he was finished they would meet in front of the travel agency at 3 p.m. As Mallarino made his way to Samanta’s house, he realized she had begun to cry. She apologized and...