Summary

Emily is praying sincerely when her mother interrupts her, and she hears a familiar voice. Shona reminds Emily that it is Monday, and when Emily hadn’t shown up at Rainbow Rocks, Shona had gone looking for her. She tells Emily to throw her a rope so she can tow them. Then Emily realizes that she’d been watching Shona’s tail earlier, not a shark fin. Emily’s mother asks her if Shona is a friend of hers, and then tells Emily they have a lot to catch up with.

Emily worries that her mother will see her as a freak now, but when she asks her, Mary tells her she couldn’t be more proud of her. Realizing that Mr. Beeston is gone, they begin looking for him and finally see him near the window in the saloon. He has a...