Part 4, Chapter 4 Summary

Rudolph tracks Thomas's old manager down to a seedy rooming house on West Fifty-Third Street. With the promise of one hundred and fifty dollars, the money he gave to Thomas the day he ran away, the manager tells Rudolph that the heat is off. Rudolph wires Thomas with the news and Thomas flies to New York City a few days later. By the time Thomas arrives, Rudolph has also tracked down Teresa and their son. It turns out that Teresa has been arrested several times for prostitution and the lawyer that Rudolph has consulted assures them that Thomas should have no trouble getting custody of his now fourteen-year-old son.

Armed with the police reports regarding Teresa's arrests, Thomas goes to the military school where his son is. The people at the school are surprised to see Thomas because they have been...