Chapter 11 Summary

John calls the police, and an ambulance takes Mr. Pignati to the hospital. John and Lorraine tell the police that they are Mr. Pignati's children so that they will be able to visit him in the hospital. Lorraine chides John for forgetting that Mr. Pignati was an old man and running up the stairs in skates. They yell at each other and then they comfort each other by saying that the old man isn't going to die.

The next day, they skip school and visit Mr. Pignati in the hospital. He is very happy to see them. They bring him his house keys and he tells them to keep them in case they want to use his house to watch television. Mr. Pignati also asks them to stop by the zoo and see Bobo.

John and Lorraine go back to Mr. Pignati's house...