Chapters 14 and 15 Summary

When he talks to Phlox on the phone, Art tells her he has spent the day with Arthur and she invites him to her apartment where her roommate is having a party, complete with pot roast and vegetables. After telling her that she cannot meet his father, Art and Phlox go to to the Italian restaurant to meet with his father after all. Phlox and Art's dad get along well, and Phlox asks many questions about Art's deceased mother. His father is sad that Art has not told her about his mother.

While Phlox is in the restroom, the notorious ganster Uncle Lenny and his wife Elaine show up and sit with Art and Joe Bechstein. There are two thugs with guns nearby, wearing the family's coat of arms, presumably there to protect Joe. Elaine talks about Italians she has known...