Part II

Raskolnikov awakens in a fever, remembers everything, and frantically searches his clothes for bloodstains.

He remembers the stolen purse and trinkets, hastily hides them, and then despairs at his failing reason.

He remembers and destroys the axe's noose, tortured by the conviction that his memory is failing him.

Remembering blood on the purse, he finds more stains on his pocket lining and sock, feeling both triumph and despair.

He debates how to dispose of the bloody items but is paralyzed by fever and unable to act.

He is woken by violent knocking and receives an official summons to the police station from the porter.

Nastasya shows him compassion, but he discovers he has been sleeping with the bloody rags clutched in his hand.

He reads the summons and, in a state of feverish despair, decides to wear the bloody sock to the police station.

Overwhelmed by heat and fever, he walks to the police station, considers confessing, and arrives at the chaotic office.

He waits in the stifling police office, observing the clerks and other people while trying to maintain his composure.

He learns the summons is for an old debt, not the murder, and in his relief, gets into an angry argument with an officer.

He learns the summons is for an IOU to his landlady, and his relief is interrupted by an officer berating another woman.

Luise Ivanovna gives a long, rambling account of a drunken author who caused a disturbance in her establishment.

The assistant superintendent rants about authors and students before his superior, Nikodim Fomitch, arrives and calms him.

Raskolnikov makes a sudden, pitiful speech about his poverty and his past relationship with his landlady's daughter.

After his emotional outburst is rudely dismissed, he is overcome by a profound sense of solitude and emotional emptiness.

About to confess, he stops as he overhears the officers discussing details and contradictions in the murder case.

After fainting, Raskolnikov is sharply questioned about his whereabouts on the previous day before being allowed to leave.

Terrified of a police search, he retrieves the stolen items from their hiding place and resolves to dispose of them immediately.

He wanders along the canal trying to dispose of the stolen goods but finds it too public and conspicuous.

He finds a deserted courtyard and successfully hides the stolen purse and trinkets under a large, heavy stone.

His relief vanishes as he is tormented by the question of why he never looked at what he had stolen.

He finds himself at Razumihin's door and goes in, only to be immediately overcome with rage and try to leave.

Razumihin tries to help by offering him translation work and pressing an advance payment into his hands.

He returns the work to Razumihin and is then struck by a coachman's whip on a bridge, sparking his fury.

After receiving alms, he reflects on his past, feels utterly cut off from it, and throws the coin into the Neva.

He is woken by horrific screams and realizes that the police officer, Ilya Petrovitch, is mercilessly beating his landlady.

Nastasya brings him soup and denies any beating occurred, telling him it's just "the blood crying in your ears."

After days of fever and delirium, Raskolnikov finally returns to full consciousness in his room.

Razumihin arrives just as a messenger brings a remittance of thirty-five roubles sent by his mother.

Raskolnikov initially refuses the money, but Razumihin forces him to sign for it and then orders food and drink.

Razumihin tenderly feeds Raskolnikov soup and tea, while Raskolnikov feigns weakness to listen and observe.

Razumihin explains how he tracked him down and made the acquaintance of the police, Zametov, and the landlady.

Razumihin explains how the landlady, prompted by a businessman, took action on the IOU Raskolnikov had signed.

Razumihin explains that he has settled the debt himself and gives the torn-up IOU back to Raskolnikov.

Raskolnikov asks what he said while delirious, and Razumihin mentions his obsession with his sock before leaving.

Left alone, he frantically searches his room, relieved to find his hiding place and other potential evidence undisturbed.

He resolves to escape, perhaps to America, but after drinking some beer, he falls into a deep sleep.

He wakes in the evening to find Razumihin has returned with a bundle of new clothes, having forgotten the morning's events.

Razumihin proudly and playfully shows off the complete new set of clothes he has purchased for Raskolnikov.

Razumihin insists on changing his linen, and Raskolnikov sullenly asks about the money just as a new visitor arrives.

The doctor, Zossimov, arrives to check on Raskolnikov, who irritably declares himself perfectly well.

Razumihin invites Zossimov to his party and gets into an argument with him about the character of another guest, Zametov.

The conversation turns to the murder case, and Nastasya's mention of Lizaveta causes Raskolnikov to stare blankly at the wall.