Part Five, The Ritual of Chud: Chapter 19, The Watches of the Night Summary

The party in the library breaks up with Mike insisting that everyone try to get a good night's sleep. Bill and Beverly leave together and rekindle some of the old infatuation they shared as children. As they walk, Beverly remembers a strange encounter with her father where he insisted on checking her body to make sure none of the boys she plays with have taken her virginity. Beverly becomes afraid when she realizes that this is not just her father, but It is somehow working through him. Beverly runs away, dodging her father and losing him in town. However, Beverly runs into Henry Bowers within minutes of escaping her father. Beverly struggles with Henry, who shows her a knife he has...