If you haven't read that book yet, please delete this message. In fact, don't just delete it, but delete every single reply on this thread. Seriously, this question is a spoiler. Okay, it's not a major one. It's not about character death. It's not about what Garrett does. Heck, it's not even about a main character. And it's not so much about this book as what I see as a plot line running to the next book. Seriously, it's about something that isn't resolved here - and even if you read the book you might have missed it. So consider yourself warned, spoilers below. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . Okay, so what's the deal with Dean? He sees the group of wannabe actresses and practically has a heart attack. After seeing a girl that looks just like someone he used to know, 70 year old Dean takes a personal day for "family business". This family business takes longer than he expected, so when comes back he says he was at a wake. Who wants to bet that the girl is a relative of his - either the girl she remind him of is the girl's grandmother that he had an affair with, or that she reminds him of his long lost daughter? My memory might be going, but I don't think Dean has ever been married. I remember all those nieces of his he kept tossing at Garrett (ugly ones), but I've got the impression that he was a lifer who never married - and might have just discovered that he has an illegitimate granddaughter. That book got me thinking about that - and didn't resolve it! Oh, and that "dragon" thing living under the theatre? It's sounds like something that I've heard about. 30 - 50 square mile fungus colonies do exist, and they are considered the world's largest living organisms. Richard