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In the car, Joe realizes there is something wrong with his theory. According to what Al said about staying with the group, he should have died on the airplane, whilst Edie, who is now sick, should have been all right. He asks Pat why she did not go back in time to help Edie, and she claims her powers have not worked since the blast. A policeman stops Joe for not indicating his turn with the turn signal. He writes Joe a ticket and on the back, there is a message from Mr. Runciter. It says, "You are in much greater danger than I thought. What Pat Conley said is..." More writing at the bottom of the slip tells him to go to Archer's pharmacy.

At the pharmacy, Joe asks for some Ubik. The pharmacist brings down a bottle of the stuff and Joe asks...