Chapter 5 Summary

Moldowsky meets Killian aboard the Jungle Queen, a tourist paddlewheeler that sails up and down the Intracoastal Waterway in Ft. Lauderdale. Killian is upset that Congressman Dilbeck isn't there. Moldowsky explains that the congressman is busy campaigning. Killian makes two requests: one million dollars and a favor with Erin's custody case. When Moldowsky replies that the sum is outrageous, Killian quickly rescinds the request and says he just wants the help with the case. Moldowsky says he will see what he can do about the case.

Mordecai, the attorney, is struggling with Paul Guber's case. None of Paul's friends can recall the exact location of the synagogue at which he was purportedly mugged. He considers asking Guber about it, but his master strategy for the case is to not let Paul talk until the case is done. Returning to his office, discouraged, he...