Chapters 15, 16, 17 Summary

Silas finally makes his way from his car to the front door of the Church. He feels lustful when he sees a group of prostitutes in the plaza nearby. He has denied himself sexual pleasure for the last ten years as a part of his devotion to The Way. He approaches the door to the church and bangs on it three times.

Meanwhile, back at the Louvre, Sophie wonders if she is doing the right thing, and how long it will take the police to notice that she has not left the building and find out that she is Sauniere's granddaughter. She loved her grandfather, but their relationship had become strained after she caught him in the act of doing something she was not supposed to see. Following that, she asked him not to call her anymore and he complied, until earlier that...