Chapter 40 Summary

Archer is having trouble controlling his temper and becomes verbally forceful with Mrs. Sherry. When she finally leaves, Harold tells Archer that if he wants to know where Laurel is he should talk to her father. Harold says that the money was hush money from Jack Lennox. Harold discovered the relationship between Captain Somerville and Allie Russo and he also knows that William Lennox helped to hush up the truth about the fire in Okinawa. According to Harold Jack Lennox was with Allie the night she was shot since Captain Somerville was at sea. Harold also says that Jack shot Nelson Bagley on board the Canaan Sound and that the spark from the shot is what started the fire. The reason that Harold had Nelson view the interview on TV was so that Nelson could correctly identify the man with Allie.

Harold took...