When Jenny departed at midnight, I sat down to compose a note to Millie that would meet with Henry’s requirement that I keep my activity a secret yet offer a credulous excuse for my missing dinner with her parents. My attempts to create an explanation, however, resulted only in raising doubts about the whole affair. The thought that Bradley has been brainwashed by a guru named Misha was preposterous to me, and continues to be so even as I approach Jenny and her getaway car. Bradley is a person who is skeptical about everything. Eventually, his skepticism gets the best of him. I’ve seen it happen a million times. There must be another explanation for his presence at the ashram.
It was at that inopportune moment that Hal called to tell me that I would have another chance to accompany him to
