Chapter 120 - 134 Summary

Flagg calls up to Peter again, now halfway there. Ben encourages Naomi and Dennis to work faster with the cart they have brought with them to the Plaza. Flagg calls up the stairs once more.

Peter has the rope knotted and slips out the window. Flagg calls once more from three quarters up the steps. Ben, Naomi, and Dennis watch Peter come down toward them. Flagg is almost there. Peter is making his way down but does not know his rope is about the break. Dennis, Ben, and Naomi see Peter could fall. Flagg enters Peter's room and is upset at first that Peter has slipped out the window, but becomes happy when he looks at the rope. Peter thinks of how thirsty he is as he continues to go down the rope. Peter sees Flagg above him and freezes. Ben...