Summary

Chapter 40 begins with Miranda back in Malaysia just as the world is about to end. The airports have closed and the hotel staff has been told not to cause alarm. She looks to the ships in the harbor and their bright lights. She goes to her office and receives a phone call from Clark; he tells her that Arthur died.

The chapter continues from Clark’s perspective. Arthur’s lawyer keeps calling him. Clark is frustrated and thinks the man doesn’t sleep. Ultimately, Heller notifies Arthur’s brother about his death. He wakes him in the middle of the night because it’s better if he doesn’t hear about the death on the news. When Clark talks to Heller, he tries to tell him what Arthur was like when he was young. He remembers Arthur telling him that Toronto was...