Summary

In Chapter 9, Melissa dreamed about the silver ballet shoe and a broken branch. When she woke, she learned from Rosemary that Patrick’s condition was the same. The children were in the kitchen with their grandfather, Bill, who was fixing breakfast. When Melissa suggested they would go and see their father after they ate, she noticed they all seemed reluctant.

Melissa suggested Bill get some sleep since he had been with Patrick all night. As soon as he was in his room, Melissa demanded to know what was going on. She told the kids she knew they had hidden the knife. None of the kids said anything until Melissa threatened to go to the police. Grace, the youngest, said they did hide it, but would not tell her mother any details of what had happened. Grace confirmed that one of the children had...