Chapters 17-18 Summary

Cassel confronts Barron and Anton, asking why they took his memories. Barron says that he and Philip were short of money and that assassinations are very lucrative if the bodies can be disposed of permanently. Cassel could do this, so they used him, but blocked his memories to make sure he would not be traumatized by it all. They got this idea from their mom, who asked Barron to block Cassel's memories of being a transformation worker when he was still a child, to protect him until he was ready for the knowledge. She does not know about the assassinations, however.

Cassel agrees to co-operate if they will give him a cut of the money earned. They quickly agree, and Cassel pretends to be friendly with them now. Meanwhile, he palms the last memory charm and swallows it when Barron is...