Chapters 1-3 Summary

Marvin Kramer is an exemplary citizen. He is a lawyer of Jewish descent and lives with his wife and two children in Greenville, Mississippi. He had been educated in well known schools up north and returned to practice law amidst the Civil Rights movement of the '60s. His representation for the black population angers the local Ku Klux Klan group. As retaliation, they decide to bomb his law office. The Imperial Wizard who plans the bombing is named Jeremiah Dogan. Sam Cayhall is the follow through man—he stakes out the area, plans the entrance and exit strategy, and drivee the car arranged by Dogan. The third and final member of the bombing squad is named Rollie Wedge. Rollie Wedge is in charge of the explosives. The three communicate only as much as was required.

The bomb is placed...