Things Not Seen Chapter 16 Summary

Searching For Bobby Phillips

  • As soon as she hangs up with Aunt Ethel, Bobby's mom goes into warrior mode and gets him to start cleaning up his stuff and making it look as though he hasn't been in the house for a while.
  • They search the house, and find no sign that Bobby's been there in a while.
  • The officer asks his mom where in Florida he is, and they say that they're going to call Aunt Ethel to ask if Bobby is there. Once that happens, they're going to have an officer over there stop by her place to confirm her story. Uh-oh…
  • The social worker leaves, but not before warning Bobby's mom that if they do not find him, he will be filed as a missing juvenile and the police will get involved.
  • His parents tell him that they'd rather go to jail than let him get carted away by a research facility, but Bobby is determined not to let that happen. Not to his parents.