The Westing Game: Chapter 28 Summary & Analysis

Turtle never tells anyone that she won the Westing game. Every Saturday afternoon, she tells her family she is going to the library—and she does, though the library she visits is the one in Eastman’s manor, and though she goes there not to study but to play chess against the master.

One afternoon, there is a wedding held at Shin Hoo’s. The bride walks down the aisle, escorted by Jake, toward the nervous groom and the best man: Mr. Hoo. Angela is a bridesmaid at this wedding—the other bridesmaid is Sydelle. The bride is Crow, and the groom is Otis—Flora has made Crow’s dress. The heirs gather in celebration as they toast the happy couple.

Judge Ford moves out of 4D, troubled by the idea of never solving the Westing game but relieved that her debt to Sam Westing is finally paid. The money she has made from the sale of her share of Sunset Towers will go to another young person’s education: that of Chris Theodorakis, whose condition is improving every day.

Sydelle Pulaski goes back to work at Schultz Sausages—without her crutches. Now that she is an heiress, she gets plenty of attention at work. One day, Mr. Schultz—her boss of many decades—invites her to a private lunch.

Jake, having given up his private practice, becomes consultant to the governor’s inquiry panel for a state lottery. Hoo’s On First becomes a great success with Grace Wexler as its new owner—the sports-themed restaurant becomes a local landmark. Angela still has a faint scar on her cheek. She has enrolled in college again and returned her engagement ring to Denton—she has not seen him since Crow’s wedding. Angela’s life is full between classes, weekly dates with Sydelle, and Sundays volunteering at Otis and Crow’s soup kitchen. Turtle, meanwhile, keeps playing the stock market. Crow and Otis move into an apartment above their soup kitchen and, with the money from their inheritance, invest in a building renovation and fresh ingredients which are delivered every day.