Chapters 11-15 Summary

In Chapter 11, Bruno wakes up in an alley, having passed out drunk the night before. He thinks about Miriam having a baby, which makes him think about all of his father's mistresses, which angers him. Bruno takes the train to Metcalf, Texas, and looks up the Haineses. He finds no Miriam Haines, so he looks up Joyces, and jots down their addresses.

In Chapter 12, Bruno heads to 1235 Magnolia Street, and stakes out the address, standing across the street. Bruno hails a taxi to follow another car with Miriam, another girl, and two men. They get ice cream at an amusement park, and Bruno watches Miriam's body. She doesn't look pregnant, so Bruno assumes she has either had a miscarriage, has lied about being pregnant, or has had an abortion. Either way, Bruno trusts Guy, and thinks Miriam is lying to him...