Summary

Knox races back to Welton as fast as he could go. The other boys are just finishing up in Keating’s class. Keating asks to speak to Neil privately. Neil lied to Keating telling him that he talked to his father and that his father is allowing him to stay in acting as long as he keeps his grades up. That evening Keating and the boys meeting in the dorm lobby to go to Henley Hall to see Neil’s play. Charlie opens his shirt; he has painted a red lightning bolt on his chest. It’s a virility symbol and makes him feel potent.

Just as they start to leave the lobby, Chris walks in. Knox is stunned. She wants him to stop harassing her and warns him that Chet is furious and will be hunting him down. He insists that he...