That evening, a story about Holly is printed in the newspaper. Alongside pictures of her, the article claims that she has been "ARRESTED IN NARCOTICS SCANDAL" (79). The newspaper claims that Holly has been helping Sally Tomato run an "international drug ring" (80) from inside Sing Sing prison. The narrator claims to have known about the arrest before the story hit the papers. Holly had taken him home and was administering medicine to him like "an attentive nurse" (81) when the police burst in. The police officers pointed to the sick and nude narrator as evidence of Holly's scandalous behavior, ignoring her attempts to explain the innocent nature of the situation. As she was led away, Holly asked the narrator to "please feed the cat" (82).

Joe Bell comes to the narrator to ask whether the stories about Holly are true. Joe and the narrator call around to Holly's friends, trying to raise money for her bail. They struggle to reach anyone who is truly close with Holly and they drink too much. Finally, they talk to O. J. Berman who claims to have already sent the best possible lawyer to resolve the situation on the condition that they keep his name "anonymous" (84).