Summary

Everyone else at Sherringford is gearing up for the homecoming dance, but Jamie is staying in to do homework. He had spent the afternoon with Charlotte, finding no new information. They are both in a terrible mood. Jamie is just sitting down to writing a poem when Charlotte appears in his doorway, dressed for the dance. They dance, and then they stop. A blonde girl who had asked Jamie to be her date appears and looks upset that Jamie is there with Charlotte. At the punch bowl, Jamie speaks briefly with his writing teacher Mr. Wheatley.

He is obviously very interested in the details of the case, uncomfortably so. The dance wears on; Jamie sees Dobson’s roommate dancing with the blonde girl he had turned down.

Jamie finds Charlotte sitting outside; she has just left a conversation with a few students and the...