Chapter 19 Summary and Analysis

Henry describes the day of his arrest. He is busy from morning to night and snorts cocaine all day to maintain his frantic pace. Henry's income has been limited since the Lufthansa heist because his partner, Jimmy, is laying low. Thus, despite Paulie's prohibition against drugs, Henry is more involved than ever in the business. His assistant and now girlfriend, Robin, is strung out on dope and is pressuring Henry for a commitment. Henry starts his day by picking up his brother from the hospital; he has a big welcome home dinner planned for him later that night which he intends to cook himself. First, he has to drop off some guns to Jimmy that Jimmy wants to buy from him. On the way, Henry notices a red helicopter following him but tells himself he's being paranoid. The helicopter is gone...