and The Client with his shank, a very sharp tool. Leaphorn heads right back to Window Rock. The police tell Chee that Highhawk was found dead, killed by Santerro, who escaped. Chee finds a Tano Pueblo fetish in the trunk of Highhawk's car, and gives it to Janet Pete to return it to the Tano people, who are connected to her law firm. Mary Landon calls Chee, glad to hear him alive, but they end their relationship. Chee heads home. Characters At Navajo Nation and in Washington D.C. Joe Leaphorn: Lieutenant in the Navajo Tribal Police (NTP) at the Window Rock, Arizona, past 50 years old, widowed one year earlier, decided to continue his police work. Jim Chee: Officer in the Navajo Tribal Police at the Shiprock, New Mexico office, under Capt. Largo. He is about 30, and has trained to be a hatahalii. He has done the Blessing Way for a few people, including Joe Leaphorn. Henry Highhawk: Employed as conservator in a Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C. He dug up graves in New England then crossed state lines after arrest warrant issued. His maternal grandmother was a Navajo, and he claims to be Navajo on her account. Blond haired, tall man, an off kilter idealist. Rudolfo Gomez: Man at Night Way ceremony for Agnes Tsotsie, who seeks out Highhawk. Chee calls him Bad Hands, for evidence of fingers missing under his gloves. Known as Miguel Santerro to Fleck and The Client. Part of Chile's left wing opposition in exile. Navajo Nation or nearby Jay Kennedy: FBI agent for Gallup, New Mexico area. Bernard St. Germane: Works for major railroad, longtime friend of Leaphorn, his source for information on the Amtrak train. Elogio Santillanes: Man found dead along the railroad tracks in New Mexico, first called Pointed Shoes, for lack of identification on his person. In life, he was part of the leftist opposition in exile from Chile. Agnes Tsosie: Navajo elder who is dying of cancer, and has a Night Way or Yeibichai ceremony, a nine-day event, so she can die in peace. 'Cowboy' Albert Dashee, Jr: Hopi man, works as one of the deputies for Coconino County Sheriff’s office in Arizona. He accompanies Chee to the Night Way ceremony, to aid in the arrest. Washington D.C. Leroy Fleck: Short but strong middle-aged man, with curly red hair, he is a law breaker and murderer from his childhood.