Chapter 4-6

Chapter 4-6 is about Matt's interview with the detectives and his feelings during the interrogation. Other topics are the rumours about Matt's arrest, Ursula quitting the basketball-team and her contacting Matt.
The chapter about the interrogation of Matt kind of follows a lot of stereotypes about police work. But I think a author has to put exaggerated elements into the story, otherwise it's difficult to create the same emotions in the readers' mind like them in the author's mind.

What's to say about rumour I think these words descripes it very well:

Exactly what is rumor, and how does it differ from gossip? Even though these terms are commonly used interchangeably, they differ greatly in function and content. While gossip is evaluative social talk that provides social network formation and group solidarity, rumor functions to make sense of an ambiguous situation or to help people adapt to perceived or actual threats. Why do people spread and believe rumors? Rumors are an enduring feature of our social and organizational landscapes. They attract attention, evoke emotion, incite involvement, affect attitudes and actions—and they are ubiquitous. Rumor transmission is motivated by three broad psychological motivations—fact-finding, relationship-enhancement, and self-enhancement—all of which help individuals and groups make sense in the face of uncertainty.

source: http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2006/10/the_psychology_of_ru.html


Ursula's contacting of Matt first surprised me, but then after I thought about it for a while, it seemed to fit to my experiences with first impressions about someone. Often the first impression of someone is the totally opposite of what the person is like.