Summary

Ian returns home to find a note on his bed requesting his presence at 11 p.m. that night. He assumes the note is left by Charlie, and this gives him hope since “all thoughts on Patmos eventually lead to Charlie” and Ian is being pestered by Charlie’s family, friends, and the police (291). Ian again tries raising the question of a potential real relationship with Louise, but she only says that they will talk about it in a week before she heads back to the States. After a lousy dinner, Ian goes to his meeting.

Charlie’s dock is dark when Ian arrives and instead of finding Charlie, the wallet-snatching man from the hotel on Ian’s first day in Greece is waiting for him. Ian expresses his shock, stating that the two have never met and demanding to know what is going...