Chapter 38 Summary

At exactly 6:15 am Monday morning, the reliable Mrs. Grimes arrives in the dining room to fix Herman Grimes some breakfast. As he often does, Easter helps her out, but this morning he slips four small pills into Herman's coffee. Half an hour later, Herman is doubled over in pain, having what is rumored to be another heart attack. The paramedics arrive, and Herman is rushed to the hospital. Lou Dell immediately calls Judge Harkin to tell him what has happened. The jurors are dropping like flies.

Meanwhile, Swanson is waiting at the café for Beverly, although he doesn't expect her to turn up on time. He calls her apartment, but her roommate tells him that she isn't there. He was prepared to wait. Four hours later she arrives, obviously tired and hung over, with a young man with 'Jade' tattooed across his...