Crime and Punishment, Part 2, Chapter 1 summary

What happens

1. Raskolnikov checks his clothes for blood, hides the stolen belongings behind loose wallpaper, and repeatedly loses consciousness.
2. Nastasya and the porter bring a police summons, and he leaves his hiding place unchanged despite fearing a search.
3. At the station, he discovers that the summons concerns an unpaid IOU and angrily challenges Ilya Petrovitch.
4. Ilya Petrovitch scolds Luise Ivanovna, while Nikodim Fomitch arrives and tries to soften the officer’s behavior.
5. Raskolnikov explains his debt, feels suddenly cut off from everyone, and signs a promise concerning payment and his property.
6. He nearly confesses, overhears discussion of the murder, faints, and hurries home after questions about his movements.

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