Summary

Pages 49 – 57. Back at work, The Pilot continues her monitoring and pursuit of Number Two, to whom she now refers as The Prophet, in the same way as his people do. She becomes increasingly tense and determined, also continuing to visit the crosses in the desert and to go through the motions of family life at home, commenting at one point that Sam needs to “remember the sky” (50).

One morning, The Pilot wakes up and finds a gold-wrapped package on her bedside table - a gift from Eric “for the drive home” (50). She takes it with her, and has another long day of watching for Number Two. Finally, the car stops and someone gets out – someone that The Pilot realizes is not Number Two and has been pissing into an empty Pepsi bottle, which he empties into the desert. After her shift, The Pilot again...