Chapter 10 Summary

Julie and Ray drive past the house of David's family, then park down the road and begin walking back. Julie feels sick but is determined to continue. When they get to the house and ring the doorbell, it seems nobody is home, but a young woman, perhaps a few years older then Julie, meets them. She introduces herself as Megan, a hairdresser from town, and offers Julie some iced tea. Ray goes to the telephone.

While drinking tea, Julie helps Megan take down laundry and they talk. Megan tells her that her mother is in a "hospital" because of emotional problems. She then relates how her little brother, Davey, was spending the night at a friend's house and wanted to come home, but their mother refused to go and get him. She tells Julie that the rangers at the park knew there were...