Summary

In Chapter 36, Justineau, Parks and Gallagher search through the canned food in the kitchen of Wainwright House and manage to put together a meal. Caldwell is lost in thought in the day room while Melanie has been chained to a radiator in the children’s room. Justineau takes Melanie some meat from their dinner. She also shows Melanie some girl’s clothes she has found. Melanie says she likes them but doesn’t know how to put them on. Justineau promises to help her.

In Chapter 37, even though Justineau seems to think Melanie is sad about all the hungries that had been killed that day, Melanie realizes they weren’t really alive any longer. She does feel a little about bad about the man in the hospital, but has also learned how quickly the hungries can turn. Justineau promises not to let anyone...