Summary

In Chapter 28, the travelers stop at Mount Rushmore but are disappointed. Gram doesn’t even get out of the car. Their next stop is Yellowstone. This makes Sal fearful that they won’t reach Idaho by Sugar’s birthday.

In Chapter 29, Gram asks Sal to go on with her story about Phoebe. Sal agrees to go to the police station with Phoebe. There, Phoebe meets Sergeant Bickle and tells him she believes her mother has been kidnapped and might be in danger. She provides the messages left on the porch and the strands of hair she found in the house. The police call Mr. Winterbottom to drive them home. There, he says Phoebe is letting her imagination run wild.

In Chapter 30, Phoebe calls Sal after dark that night. She has seen Margaret leave for work and plans to search Margaret’s house. They...