As he pressed the muzzle of the gun to Charles Pellafino’s temple, however, he saw past him to a box of pastries on the table, next to which lay the key to everything. For a moment, he disbelieved his eyes. Then he realized that if the radio repairman and his wiseass daughter had ported out with the Ed Harkenbach from another timeline, this must be the key Coltrane had gotten from the Harkenbach of this world, who had eluded Falkirk for so long.
Falkirk finally sees the key he's been searching for
