Part 2, Chapter 4 Summary

Rudolph has gotten into the habit of running with a neighborhood kid, Quentin McGovern, whose father works at Calderwood. Quentin is black, which causes many people to raise an eyebrow when they see them running together, but Rudolph likes the company and Quentin is training for the track team at the high school and also likes the company. Afterward, Rudolph returns home to shower and dress for work. Then Rudolph joins his mother for breakfast. Mary asks Rudolph about Thomas, if he might know where the boy is. Rudolph does not. Rudolph promises to make his mother dinner that night and then he leaves for work.

Rudolph lets himself into the store early. In his office, Rudolph reads through the papers and then begins the crossword puzzle, hoping to finish before everyone begins arriving. Halfway through, however, Rudolph gets a call...