Chapters 8 through 20 Summary

Tyson watches a television documentary about the "unfolding drama" created by Picard's book, wrapping up with a scene in front of a house. Tyson recognizes it as his own in which the reporter notes that the one person who can say whether Picard's book truly depicts what happened in that hospital - Tyson - isn't talking.

Berg, Truscott and Van Arken again meet, this time agreeing that only the three of them will continue to work on the issue of what to do with the Tyson case. They learn that none of the men from Tyson's platoon is still in the military and Van Arken suggests that all those men be offered immunity in return for their testimony against Tyson. Truscott responds that the reason for that is obviously that it would be more difficult to recall any of the enlisted...