This chapter opens with a warning that the police have placed a "red alert" on the city of Edenton, and that anyone who tries to enter the city will be arrested. Captain Hawdon is shocked to learn that the city's new consul general is in town, and he and Hawdon try to find out what's going on. Hawdon says that he's already been promoted to the position of consul general, and now he'll pull Hawdon in as a " sidekick" .
This chapter opens with a warning that the police have placed a "red alert" on the city of Edenton, and that anyone who tries to enter the city will be arrested. Captain Hawdon is shocked to learn that the city's new consul general is in town, and he and Hawdon try to find out what's going on. Hawdon says that he's already been promoted to the position of consul general, and now he'll pull Hawdon in as a " sidekick" .