I Know This Much is True Chapter 18 Summary

How It All Goes Down

  • Back in 1969, Dominick and Leo go to a club with a pair of fake IDs.
  • At the club, Dominick meets a waitress: Dessa, who will eventually become his wife.
  • While Leo gets drunk, Dominick goes for a walk on a nearby beach, and there's Dessa on break; they talk and watch the ocean.
  • Eventually Leo and Dominick return home, and Dominick goes to bed. It's the night that man lands on the moon.