Chapters 3 - 5 Summary

In Chapter 3, Jack and Stephanie travel on the dirt road for nearly two hours. The only sign they have seen is one for a hotel called the Wayside Inn. Just after Jack suggests they stay there the night, his car hits something metallic in the road. The car slides sideways and tips to the passenger's side, the crashes to a stop. All four tires are flat. When they look, the two see that they have hit a spike strip.

Jack decides they need to walk to the inn. They leave their car and walk nearly two miles to the inn. Stephanie is so happy she almost cries when she sees how beautiful the house is. A note on the door instructs them to sign in at the front desk. Stephanie feels grungy and out of place in the beautiful house. She...