Part 6, Chapters 7-11 Summary

In chapter seven, Tesla realizes the woman she has rescued is a Shoal. The woman, Mary, says that Kissoon murdered the rest of the Shoal. The bodies of the other Shoal are buried in the town she saw. Suddenly, Raul screams in the next room. Tesla goes to him and sees that he is being attack by a lix. They manage to kill it, but Raul discovers other Lix have appeared and killed Mary. Raul goes to wash himself and Kissoon pulls him into the loop. Tesla finds him missing and goes to look for him, but discovers he is totally gone and leaves for Palomo Grove.

In chapter eight, Grillo is in Buddy's memorial party, and meets a woman named Evelyn Quayle. Lamar comes to them and offers to take them on a tour. Halfway up the staircase...