"Await Your Reply": Part Two

Hi, everyone,

Thanks to everyone for all your postings—they were fascinating to read. I have to say that I agree with many of you on several key points: I was pretty confused throughout the first part since we were skipping around to various characters; I do wonder if George Orson is Hayden (and could he be Jay, too?); and why did the book start with Ryan's hand if we don't go back to that story line? Luckily, things are becoming (somewhat) less muddy in Part Two, so let's jump right into the...