Toohey picks Gus Webb to work with a group of established architects to remodel the Stoddard Temple into a “home for subnormal children.” Toohey appreciates Webb’s crass honesty, and slowly shifts from championing Keating for architectural commissions to praising Webb’s modern aesthetic. Webb, like Lois Cook, is aware that Toohey picks him for his mediocrity and he has made his peace with that. He does not deceive himself like Keating does.