Summary

Harvey woke up at four in the morning. Tomorrow was the trial. He believed "that he would be exonerated" (2). It seemed impossible that he would be convicted. He knew that some people had stopped talking to him, but he wanted to believe that this meant nothing.

He was staying at his friend "Vogel's Connecticut house now" (2). He took this as a sign that he was innocent. Still, he felt anxious and called Joan. He wanted to tell her something "off the record" (2). She said she was in bed and would call him back shortly. Meanwhile, Harvey thought about his relationship with Joan. He remembered a time when they abandoned "a skinny press assistant" who "cringed when he put his arm around her" (3). He and Joan had thought it was funny to leave her behind.

On the phone with Joan again, Harvey said he...