Chapter 13 Summary

Lindsey returns to school, where the students whisper about Jack and his exploits. Buckley enters kindergarten, and his teacher treats him gingerly. Jack has a knee replacement and is learning to walk again. He spends much more time at home after taking sick leave from work. He tries to stop thinking about Mr. Harvey.

Jack marks Dec. 2, the anniversary of Susie's murder, as the day he will return to work. Lindsey decides she will shave her legs for the first time. Jack helps her but wonders why his wife is not helping. They talk about Susie and how the family is adjusting to life without her. Lindsey asks her father if he thinks that Mr. Harvey was involved with the murder. Jack answers that he is sure the neighbor killed Susie.

Lindsey and Jack discuss how the police do not believe Jack's feeling...