London—25 October 1940 Pages 441-452 Summary

Polly is glad to see Michael. She tells him Merope is here. He insists she isn't because he's been at Padgett's for over an hour looking for Polly. He also says he's been looking for Polly for a month. Polly insists they search the store for Merope. They end up finding her and they all get into the elevator as the planes close in, bombs start to drop and the artillery guns start firing back.

The elevator gets stick and Polly believes the three casualties are going to be them. Michael hoists the two girls up out of the elevator. Then, they retrieve a chair from a nearby ladies' room so Michael can climb out too. They get out of the store and explosion starts occurring.

Merope stops running to take a break and says...