Chapter 17 Summary

On the flight to India, Bobby gets violently ill in a Tehran restroom during a refueling stop. The Song of Kali is loud in his head. They land in Calcutta at 3:10 AM and Bobby passes quickly through customs. He believes that Krishna/Sanjay will meet him and tell him Kamakhya's whereabouts. Chatterjee and Gupta must die for their complicity. In his mind, Bobby sees Kali dancing over the dying city. He surges along with the crowd, eyes closed, suitcase pressed to his chest. He feels his hand unzip the outer compartment, which holds the Lugar. At first he relishes letting the vengeance against Victoria's killers begin, but then fights the feeling off. As the Song grows louder, he ducks into the Restricted area in which he had transferred Victoria's body. The Song stops. Remembering his two 32-step walks holding his daughter, Bobby flings...