pg. 522-544

Caine leaves to meet Sam in the plaza, but on his way there he sees tons of coyotes running away from there saying that "whip hand gone" meaning Drake is no where to be seen. Caine strikes up a deal with the coyotes and tells them to come back to the plaza and because of their hunger, they can have as many kids as they want. they come of course.

Howard goes to where Orc is and immedietly sees that what once was just pieces of gravel, has now turned Orc into a super human and mutated him. This immedietly reminded me of the fantastic four. and the one rock dude. i don't know his name, but it is pretty much just like that. He is suddenly really strong, but he does not care, he thinks all of this is a punishment of his murder of Bette and all he cares about is getting more beer.

most of the rest of this is Caine and Sam battling it out. Sam fires, Caine resists and uses his power to throw something or shield himself. it is an endless battle. they are both hurt in the end. the thing is, they do most of this fight, in the already burnt down building so it is already unsteady.

After Caine told the coyotes they could just have any kid they want, they basically attack everyone.

The end of this chapter ends with Sam having a clear shot at Caine, so close to the exact moment of his disappearance.