Chapters 29-31 Summary

Chapter 29 begins at Christmas Eve. Mary left Dangerfield two weeks previously. She's gotten a part in a play and a job modeling. Meanwhile, Dangerfield is behind on the rent. He's been arrested for getting drunk and attacking Mac and had to visit the American embassy. After being interviewed, he went into the women's bathroom, used the toilet, stole some toilet paper, and was chased out of the embassy for being in the women's room. Dangerfield heads off to a Christmas party at Mac's and runs into Clocklan, who is not dead after all. His suicide note was a joke. Clocklan is flush with money and buys Dangerfield a drink, promising him a new suit, too. He gives Dangerfield twenty-five pounds and brings him to a barber for a shave and haircut.

In Chapter 30, Dangerfield arrives at Mac's party, but Clocklan sends...