Chapter 3 Summary

In chapter three, Trixie arries at school and is told by the principal that she can always return to the office if she needs to get out of the limelight. She endures the day without talking with anyone. She is at lunch when Zephyr arrives and says Trixie has gotten Jason's attention and should now drop the story that he raped her. Moss arrives and echoes Zephyr's thoughts.

Mike is beginning to work on the case with Marita Soorenstad, a prosecutor who is arguing the case might not be easy to prosecute. Mike points out that Trixie told Jason "no," but Marita says Trixie had been drinking and playing strip poker, which may indicate she hadn't said "no" until after the sexual act was completed. The fact that Trixie lied to Daniel about where she was going is another strike against her.

Daniel's...