Part 1. -- 2. The seizure of $300 from a pig woman in Beverly Hills -- 3. Strange medicine on the desert...a crisis of confidence -- 4. Hideous music and the sound of many shotguns...rude vibes on a Saturday evening in Vegas -- 5. Covering the story...a glimpse of the press in action...ugliness and failure -- 6. A night on the town...confrontation at the Desert Inn...drug frenzy at the Circus-Circus -- 7. Paranoid terror...and the awful spector of sodomy... a flashing of knives and green water -- 8. "Genius 'round the world stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle 'round" -- 9. No sympathy for the devil...newsmen tortured?...flight into madness -- 10. Western Union intervenes: a warning from Mr. Heem...new assignment from the sports desk and a savage invitation from the police -- 11. Aaawww, mama, can this really be the end?...down and out in Vegas, with amphetamine psychosis again? -- 12. Hellish speed...grappling with the California Highway Patrol...mana a mano on Highway 61 -- Part 2 -- 2. Another day, another convertible...and another motel full of cops -- 3. Savage Lucy...'teeth like baseballs, eyes like jellied fire' -- 4. No refuge for degenerates...reflections on a murderous junkie -- 5. A terrible experience with extremely dangerous drugs -- 6. Getting down to business...opening day at the Drug Convention -- 7. If you don't know, come to learn...if you know, come to teach -- 8. Back door beauty...and finally a bit of serious drag racing on the Strip -- 9. Breakdown on Paradise Blvd. -- 10. Heavy duty at the airport...ugly Peruvian flashback...'no! it's too late! don't try it!' -- 11. Fraud? larceny? rape? a brutal connection with the Alice from linen service -- 12. Return to the Circus-Circus...looking for the ape...to Hell with the American dream -- 13. End of the road...death of the whale...soaking sweats at the airport -- 14. Farewell to Vegas...'God's mercy on you swine!'.
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