 Surgery will reveal its status, and tell the odds of her surviving the tumor, forcing him to accept hope again.Then the reason for the homicides falls into place, and he must get from Gallup to Badwater Clinic, because Dr. Yellowhorse, the man who wants to improve health of the Navajo people, will kill Chee.Yellowhorse assumed Chee would figure out his scheme as Irma Onesalt had.