The Ear, the Eye, the Arm Chapter 15 Summary

  • It's off to Dead Man's Vlei for Ear, Eye, and Arm.
  • They aren't so sure they should head into that part of town after dark, and their fears are confirmed when no taxi driver wants to take them within a couple miles of the place.
  • One driver finally agrees to take them on the condition that they pay four times the normal rate.
  • Arm offers to double it if the guy waits for them, but he doesn't bite.
  • He drives them to the edge of Dead Man's Vlei and instructs them to scram.
  • The detectives jump out, feeling pretty unsure.
  • They come face-to-face with the She Elephant quicker than they can say "kidnapper."
  • When she hears why they are there, she promises to hunt down the kids and kill Trashman, too. It's clear she has some pent-up anger that she doesn't mind blowing off.
  • The detectives accidently step on the vlei people, who were hiding in the shadows. Before they know what's happening, Ear, Eye, and arm are surrounded by the vlei people—one even bites Arm in the ankle. He yelps out in pain, feeling their hatred toward him.
  • As the detectives turn to leave, the She Elephant chases them away.
  • They hop on the closest bus, where the driver tells them that he switched routes with some other driver who had to take off suddenly.