Chapters 4-6 Summary

On the way to work, Dirk pauses to consider how he can get away with being five hours late. His client, Geoffrey Anstey, has insisted that Dirk absolutely must be at his house at six-thirty, since his "Potato contract" is to expire at seven. Dirk thinks it is very silly that the man is afraid of a huge, hairy, green-eyed monster, but he really wants the money, so hurries over there, hoping he will still be paid. When he arrives at Anstey's house, he sees a lot of police cars outside. The police sergeant, Gliks, comes up to Dirk and asks him to come into the basement of the house.

On his way down the stairs, Dirk can hear an annoying sound, the incessant noise of a broken record. When he enters the room, Dirk sees that Anstey is sitting in...