McShane hears muted trumpets and contradictory voices telling him what to do. "Go deeper!" and "Find the secret!" and "Avenge my death!" are among the most coherent.
The girls in Lowertown bring Grandma Poppy a caught man: Bob the Burglary Student. The girl who caught him was remorseful and couldn't kill him, but she is forced to leave him in Grandma Poppy's clutches. Grandma Poppy wastes no time and shoots Bob in the leg. She gathers the women and instructs them to take the rest of Solomon's River, starting with the hospital because the men there will be sick and easier to kill. Plus, Grandma Poppy can get her drugs. They're going to be free!
A man goes back to the cemetery to find his mother's grave not only desecrated, but decimated, and maybe even desiccated. The dynamic host of "The Graveyard" pops in and tries to get the man to party down on his own mother's grave with Sally and Tommy. The man doesn't seem enthused.
The British Secret Service tries again to get Magnus Aversson with butler Benderson and a cup of honeyed tea. The female agent feeds information to "Benderson", but Magnus remains so skeptical, despite the Alzheimer's, that they abort the teatime.
- Will Rajiv's insurance keep covering the damage to his coffee shop?
- Can Dr. Scarlett help Doris at the hospital, or has she fallen right into H.A.L.'s clutches?
- Will McShane speak to the dead to find out their secrets?
- Will Bob the Burglary Student survive Grandma Poppy's sadistic clutches?
- Can the women of Lowertown take over Solomon's River proper?
- Why is everyone going to the hospital?
- Why does the British Secret Service want Magnus, and can they even get him?
