Chapter 15 Summary

Nick meets Brad Craft and Treat Rush, two Americans, for a business lunch. Wani enters the restaurant with a cane and joins them. Everyone is shocked by Wani's appearance. Brad and Treat met Wani when he was engaged to Martine, and they are confused by his illness. Nick is trying to sell the Americans his screenplay to make a film, but Brad and Treat want to add love scenes and change Nick's writing. During their discussion, Wani becomes ill and excuses himself. Nick drives Wani home, and on the way Wani tells him that Gerald may be in legal trouble for doing some "clever accounting" in a business deal with Maurice Tipper. Wani assures Nick that Maurice has covered his own tracks. Nick and Wani discuss Martine, and Nick learns that she has been paid all of these years. Nick kisses Monique as...