Chapters 8-16 Summary

Chapter 8:

Hunt gives Johnny and his intoxicated mother a ride home from the crime scene in his patrol car. Inside, there is a standoff between Johnny and Ken over who will escort Katherine to bed. Ken bullies Johnny and prevails, leading her to their room and locking the door. Enraged, Johnny gets in his mother's car, starts the engine and heads out of the driveway. He stops to pick up a huge rock which he places on the seat as he approaches Ken Holloway's house.

Chapter 9:

As Hunt returns to Johnny's house with a new set of questions, he receives a phone call from the police chief telling him he should be at the home of David Wilson and not the Merrimon home. Detective Hunt has an ugly confrontation with Holloway, who receives a cell phone call telling him that a...