Chapter 19 Summary

Si and Julia hide in a small room just off Jake's office, waiting for him to return with Carmody. They don't have long to wait - the two men arrive shortly after the time appointed for their meeting. Si and Julia listen and watch with growing horror as Carmody says he'll give Jake ten thousand dollars instead of a million, Jake threatens to ruin Carmody and his family in society, and Carmody in a fit of anger cracks Jake over the head with his cane and ties him to his chair. Then follows nine long hours as Carmody searches Jake's files for the invoices incriminating him, his efforts continuing in spite of Jake telling him the invoices aren't kept in one file and that only he understands the system. Carmody continues his search, regardless, but then realizes he has another option. He lights...