A Brief History of Seven Killings: Part 2, Chapter 13 Summary & Analysis

Barry finds Louis Johnson at a bar with Doctor Love. They leave almost immediately, however, and Barry quickly gets in the car to follow them. Louis drives into the ghetto, and Barry begins to get nervous. Then, out of nowhere, Louis crashes his car into Barry’s, and Louis gets out, asking why Barry is following him. Louis takes Barry to the hospital, where a doctor gives him stitches in his forehead.

After the stiches are done, the two men discuss Barry’s previous work in Ecuador, which sought to undermine communist activities there. Louis emphasizes that Jamaica isn’t Ecuador and that Barry doesn’t understand what’s going on. He tells Barry that there was recently a meeting set up by the PNP in which soldiers drew guns on Michael Manley, before backing down. Barry tells Louis to stop getting involved in the domestic matters of the country and “let diplomacy run its course.” However, Louis responds that it is too late for that, and adds that he and Barry are “two sides of the same coin.”