Chapters 21 - 25 Summary

E.D. has very little time to revel in being the hero after extinguishing Destiny's garbage can fire because the little girl cast to play Gretel von Trap has fallen off the stage during the commotion and broken her arm. Randolph is devastated - not because the little girl was injured, but because there is absolutely no one else who can play her role. That night, Mrs. Montrose, the president of the theatre board, calls to speak with Randolph. She is obviously incensed about the fire and wants to cancel the show. E.D., who answered the phone, manages to sweeten Mrs. Montrose by saying that the television production company will be very disappointed to hear that the production has been cancelled, as they wanted to use it as the focal point for their news article about the Applewhite family. When...