Section 6 Summary

This section begins with the phrase, "Special Agent Norman Hosbig, Seattle Office, FBI."

The FBI places 500 people in the wilderness and surrounding cities to search for David. Modern aircraft scan the skies while Katsuk retreats farther into primitive ways. David stands in the forest watching as Katsuk murders Vince, feeling terrified. He moves to chase after the other hikers, now desperate to escape.

Barely aware of his own actions, Katsuk chases after David. He tackles David, scolding the boy for disobeying him. Katsuk knocks David out, bashing his head against a log. While David is unconscious, Katsuk thinks back again to the rape of his sister. He ponders the interconnectedness of the murders, thinking that just as his sister will not have children, Vince will also remain childless. Katsuk grows angry that the white men do not think of such things as they...