Rich Are Different Part IV

Dinah now has a small son, Alan Slade, who is about 2, and she convinces herself that Paul's asking her to come to New York means that they have a special relationship, even if neither of them wants a marriage. Because of her father's marital history, Dinah has always been uneasy with the idea of marriage though at times she wonders if she did the right thing in having Alan outside wedlock. On her arrival in America, she's shocked at how ill Paul looks. She and he renew their affair and they enjoy their times together. She meets a lot of people in New York, and likes the place. However, she goes to a party where she sees Sylvia with Paul. She realises that Paul is in love with his wife and that she is never going to be more than his mistress. During her time in New York, she studies the cosmetic business and makes friends with some of Paul's people, including his best friend, Steven Sullivan, who is a partner in the bank. She becomes friendly with Terrence O'Reilly, who is still working for Paul. She becomes suspicious that there are enemies surrounding Paul. To make matters worse, she meets Elizabeth Clayton, who reveals to her that Paul has epilepsy. She is shocked because she had always believed that Paul was honest with her. Then when she is visiting Terence's apartment, she accidentally comes across a letter from one of the Da Costa sons to Terence, mentioning an anti bank protest which is due to take place the following day. It seems as if more than an anti bank protest is going to happen. Frightened, she calls Paul, but only gets Sylvia. She is embarrassed but tells Sylvia to tell Paul not to go to the bank the next day... Sylvia thanks her and politely wishes her bon voyage and she does try to persuade Paul not to go to work that day. The following day, Bruce Clayton, the son of Paul's long term American mistress, who has been a family friend for years, comes to the bank and asks to see Paul. He is part of the anti bank protest, and he is left wing. Paul says he is never too busy to see his young friend, and lets him in, dismissing his bodyguard. Suddenly, Paul is shot by a Russian member of the protest. Bruce shoots the Russian. Steve Sullivan realises there must be a conspiracy to kill Paul. He knows that members of the bank must be involved or Kraskov could not have gotten into the bank, and hidden there till he could shoot his target. He spends a lot of time trying to make sure that rumours of an inside job do not get out, but he tells Sylvia that he will look for Paul's killers, even if he cannot bring them to legal justice. Steve narrates the next part of the book; he is several years Paul's junior and regards him as a patron and big brother...He does not share Paul's intellectual interests but they enjoy each other's company.. and he is more intelligent than he appears to be. He is the one who ends up dealing with Cornelius, who has inherited Paul's share of the bank and is surprised when Cornelius tells him that he wants to go into the bank and learn the business, and not go to college. Steve finds that Cornelius is tougher than he expected... He is only 18 but he's very determined to do things his way. Steve is now very wary of him. Bruce Clayton commits suicide after a year or so. He leaves a note saying that he had made himself believe that the assassination of Paul was justified because of his wealth, but he now feels guilty. He refers to others being in on the conspiracy, but does not name anyone. Steve finally ends up working with Cornelius to take the law into his own hands and bring the killers to a vigilante justice. He finds out that the conspiracy to kill Paul came about because Charley Blair, one of the partners, had money troubles. He had embezzled money from his yacht club. He had asked Paul for help and Paul refused. The other conspirators were the Da Costa brothers, Bruce Clayton and O'Reilly. Blair was the one who was able to let the assassin gain entry to the bank. Stewart Da Costa had been killed in a gun incident by a detective whom Paul had sent to watch him, and this adds to Greg Da Costa's anger against Paul, so he took part in the plot. O'Reilly left New York after Paul's death and moved to South America, but he contacted Sylvia later in hopes that she would become his wife. Steve knows that he can't bring them to court as it would destroy the bank. But he gets O'Reilly to come to New York, by getting Sylvia to invite him. Then he has a confrontation with O'Reilly and Blair. Charley Blair shoots O'Reilly, tries to shoot Steve and kills himself. Steve covers it up, and hopes that this will be the end of things. However, he is wary of having let Cornelius whom he thinks of as a kid, in on what happened. He keeps in touch with Dinah occasionally, and she tells him she wants to buy back her house from the Van Zale estate. She had been planning to do this when Paul was killed. He tells her to wait a while...but the deeds of the house do not turn up..