Chapter 5 Summary

Chapter five opens with Kate stuck in traffic. At home, Dave greets her, gives her an update on the work at her house, and informs her that he invited her parents over for dinner the following weekend. The thought causes Kate to panic, especially given the sparse furnishing in her house. Dave's assurance that the dinner is scheduled for his house does not calm Kate's nerves. After the short conversation, Kate rushes off to symphony practice.

The next morning, in her newly furnished bedroom, Kate awakens to the sound of a helicopter over her neighborhood. She watches it as it circles and leaves the neighborhood. From the second floor of her home, she spots the bush that she and Elsie landed in a few days prior. As she mourns the unhealthy look of the bush, she notices a piece of machinery in its...