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Prologue–Part 1, Chapter 23Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence and death.
Prologue - Part 1
Prologue: One Summary
Retired San Francisco homicide lieutenant Warren Jacobi, disguised as a bird-watcher, surveils Golden Gate Park’s Lily Pond. He is on a mission to capture a man he believes is responsible for a teenage girl’s murder, a cold case that still haunts him. Jacobi spots his target, who shoots at a great blue heron and discards his gun, throwing it into the pond. As the man approaches, Jacobi prepares to act.
Prologue: Two Summary
As his target nears, Jacobi realizes the light is too dim for a clear photo. Before he can move, an assailant grabs him from behind and stabs him to death. As he dies, Jacobi sees his killer’s face.
Part 1, Chapter 1 Summary
San Francisco Homicide Sergeant Lindsay Boxer wakes to find her five-year-old daughter, Julie, on her bed. Julie tells Lindsay that her husband, FBI Agent Joe Molinari, has taken their elderly dog, Martha, to the veterinarian. Together, they worry about the dog’s health.
