Part III, Chapter 1 Summary

The group in the theater are talking about what to do next. For the moment, they are safe, and can reassess their situation. The wind howls outside reminding them constantly that this security is only fleeting. They attend to basic survivor needs, like going to the bathroom and finding food and water. It turns out that Tom has met his drinking buddies from town in this building over the past few years and knows his way around.

The creature that used to be Collie has returned to the police station, now in the form of Ellen's body. The evil spirit is known as Tak, and it realizes the boy David was the one who freed the prisoner. Tak is not afraid of David, but realizes it is more than just a little boy. The spiders return and spell out...