Brown to Devers. Fumble. Pileup. A difficult to see from the stands bottom of the Devers-fumble pileup mini-brawl occurred. Personal fouls were called on Stanford; personal fouls were called on Cal. The penalties offset each other. The third quarter concluded. Cal 10 Stanford 3.

The enormous crowd could easily hide Mackie Alarie in a known or unknown identity. Jack and Yuri seemed to have forgotten that they were there for surveillance. These things should have concerned Caydance. Instead, as the third quarter ended, she was considering how hungry Griff would be after the game.

No matter who won, it would be best to get out of Berkeley. Bacon Cheeseburgers and an enormous amount of fries for which he didn't have to wait too long were what Griff desired. Take-out from Clown Alley on Columbus Ave was what she suggested. Griff was familiar with Clown Alley but changed the subject abruptly after she asked when he had been there.

Meanwhile, the teams changed sides for the final quarter. Griff took off his sweater, revealing an O'Brien Sporting goods white shirt. He looked up at Caydance, unbuttoned it a few notches.