Part 2, Section 12 Summary

"Year Three, Month One, Day Five"

Narration describes how, on the first day of the chimps' freedom, Lana's baby dies. Narration also comments on Eva's guilt, and on how quickly Lana got over her loss. Meanwhile, Eva and Sniff continue their exploration of the territory they've moved into, finding decent food supplies and, at the same time, realizing that they are being searched for. Eva manages to evade being either spotted or captured, reacting angrily when her father's voice comes from a loudspeaker pleading with her and even more angrily when one of her father's assistants shows up with a stun gun. A short time later, a second set of searchers arrives, representing one of SMI's rivals. Other boats arrive, several displaying messages of support and the broken butterfly logo.

As Eva struggles to think of a way out, Lana is...