Chapter 34

Summary

• A thief who stole without using violence, Breitwieser, is sentenced to four years in prison, including time served, and hefty fines in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
• Breitwieser's prison experience in the Swiss countryside is marked by manual labor, visits from his father, and gaining respect from other inmates due to the exaggerated value of his thefts.
• Just over halfway through his sentence, Breitwieser is transported to a prison near Strasbourg, France. His conditions drastically worsen.
• Breitwieser meets with the French investigator on the case, his lawyers, and his accomplice, Anne-Catherine. Their accounts of their crimes are not compatible, but Breitwieser insists he has misremembered and that Anne-Catherine was not involved.
• Breitwieser remains in love with Anne-Catherine, despite their forced separation and her aloofness. He hopes they will be reunited after serving his sentence.
• At the start of his French trial, Breitwieser learns that Anne-Catherine has given birth to a boy, fathered by someone else ten months after his arrest.