Chapter 15 Summary

Chapter 15 happens on the same Monday as Chapter 14. In captivity, Marsha is introduced to Mary Millman, VJ's surrogate mother. VJ has hired her as his personal secretary. Mary, apparently unaware of VJ's sinister activities, appears to be in awe of the child and happily chatters with Marsha.

Meanwhile, Victor proceeds to his own lab accompanied by VJ's thug. He works for a few hours, then goes home where he manages to drug VJ's thug and imprison him in a room. Victor then goes to the police station and talks to a police officer, but quickly decides the police won't believe him. Victor leaves the police station and returns to his lab where he manufactures a small explosive device with a detonating timer.

Victor sneaks to the clock tower and secretly plants the bomb along the millpond's sluice gates. He then enters the lab...