Summary

Upon arriving at the O’Donnells’ for a night shift, Lib tries once again to talk to Kitty. She learns that the last food Anna has eaten was the Communion wafer at her First Communion. Mr. O’Donnell is sitting by the fire and Lib wonders whether he could be involved in feeding Anna, or, at the very least, allowing the hoax to continue. Lib speculates again on all of Anna’s physical symptoms but cannot come to any conclusions.

When she returns to the O’Donnells’ house in the afternoon, Sister Michael tells her that Anna was unhappy because she was not allowed to go to Mass that morning. However, Sister Michael recited the litany for the day with her and that made her feel somewhat better.

Lib takes Anna out for a walk and Anna tells her about the “rag...