Chapters 19-21 Summary

Dirk drives around trying to solve the mystery, putting all the pieces together. He drives over to Anstey's house again and runs into a BMW pulling out of the next driveway. The driver of the car, Clive Draycott, is a lawyer, and he and Dirk exchange business cards. Dirk recognizes Cynthia, the woman in the car, because he saw her this morning, since she is (or was) Anstey's next-door neighbor. Dirk drives home only to find a large golden eagle sitting on his front step, the same eagle that tried to get into Thor's hospital room. Dirk has seen this same eagle earlier today and wonders what to do about it.

Dirk cautiously approaches the eagle, which does not move to attack him. Dirk is wounded nonetheless because he trips on his steps and falls, hitting his head on the concrete...