Chapter 22, Chapter 23, and Chapter 24 Summary

In chapter twenty-two, Davenport heads down to Charleston in search of Cornell Reed. He still hates the flight because he feels out of control, but sleeps almost the whole first flight. Darius Pike meets him in Charleston and explains "Red" Reed's background: his father owns a successful garage and gas station and Reed attended Columbia University on a scholarship. Then, addicted to cocaine, he dropped out of school and recently came back home to Charleston. Davenport grills Reed about the shooting he witnessed, and discovers Reed is not giving them the whole truth. Reed knew O'Dell, who bumped many of the chargers against him down to lesser charges. Upon arriving back in New York, Davenport learns Bekker has killed another girl, and heads straight for Midtown South.

When Davenport returns to Midtown South in chapter twenty-three, it...