Chapters 13-16 Summary

LaChaise and Martin have two short-term goals - change their appearances and obtain some new guns. To this end, Martin takes Sandy to Snyder's Drugstore to purchase hair coloring. While there, indicating that she is going to call LaChaise, Sandy uses the drugstore telephone to call 911 and get patched through to Lucas Davenport. She explains that she has been kidnapped, wants to be rescued, and that there is a police officer involved in the treachery. Unfortunately, the police are unable to get to Snyder's in time, and Sandy returns to the apartment with Martin. Lucas is attempting to put pieces together and is getting some good information. He receives a call from Reginald "Buster" Brown, a disabled individual who spends most of his time "picking up" calls from cell phones, has overheard a one-way conversation between LaChaise and someone, discussing the...