Ronson explores the idea that many corporate and governmental leaders are psychopaths whose actions to others can only be explained by taking that fact into account, and he privately uses the Hare test to determine if he can discern any truth to it. Statistics say that psychopaths are 1% of society, but 4% of economic, political or religious leaders; that is, psychopathy is four times more frequent in the high spheres.
<em>Percy thinks that his mom is too good for Gabe, who's yelling for some bean dip. Percy is caught between fearing that Grover is onto something and trusting his mom that everything is normal. The fact that Percy feels such a sense of relief around Mom speaks to the strength of their relationship.</em>
