- Alone, Hip recalls Thompson's order to get sicker, even to die. He whispers, as if to Thompson, "All right." He wonders what difference it makes, now that he feels Janie doesn't care about him.
- He gets Janie and Thompson's mouths confused in his mind. He promises himself he'll kill Thompson.
- Fighting with his memory, Hip recalls he found the children's clothes in a cave and that Bromfield had told him to give up his obsession.
- He whispers for Janie and recalls that she just wanted him to take his time. He decides to try remembering more. He recalls the aluminum tube and the address to the Kew house were in the cave, and both counted as evidence against Bromfield's suggestion to just drop the obsession.
- He realizes he's getting faster at digging into his memories. He looks for Janie by opening her door.
- He sees someone, not Janie, inside her room. He apologizes, goes back to his room, and dozes. Besides making us hungry, this book makes us sleepy.