Chapter 21-24 Summary

Kimberly reflects on how she came to be a part of this firm while she waits for Abrams and Thorpe to return. She and O'Brien share their fears that Carbury has been murdered and that his murder is the first step towards a national calamity. O'Brien reveals that he forged the journal in order to force Talbot out of hiding. Just then, Abrams and Thorpe return and tell a slightly manipulated version of their search of Carbury's room. The inner circle of armchair spies retreats to a private conference room down the hall to discuss the events of the evening. Abrams, meanwhile, calls NYPD Captain Spinelli and fills him in as much as he can. O'Brien returns, and reminds Abrams of his promise to go under cover into the Russian mansion on the 4th of July, then asks him to make...