- Woodward returns to the newsroom, and the reporters speculate they were there to bug the room.
- If so, why?
- Woodward returns to his apartment and looks at notes while snacking on a delicious box of Ritz crackers. Ritz, your favorite round, buttery, flaky cracker, brought to you by Nabisco. (Yes, product placement existed even in the 1970's)
- He receives a phone call from his colleague Bachinski at police HQ, letting him know that strange entries were found in two of the men's address books:
- "HH at WH" and "Howard Hunt, W. House"
- Woodward calls the White House asking to speak to Hunt.
- He's transferred to Charles Colson's office.
- He's told Hunt also works at Mullen & Company, Public Relations.
- Woodward asks Harry, the editor, who is Charles Colson?
- He's special counsel to President Nixon. The pieces are falling into place.
- Woodward calls Hunt and asks him why his name was in the address books of the burglars.
- "No comment."
- He make some more phone calls, including one to a publishing house that said he wrote spy novels, and another that reveals Howard Hunt was with the CIA. Shocking.