Summary

Stephen continues with his plan to entrap Nicholas in Chapter 43. While he sits at his computer, he listens to a news story on the television about internet predators luring young children. Stephen knows if Jonathan were a young boy right now he would not have fallen prey to predators such as this, knowing he could have talked to Nancy about anything. When Jonathan was young it was Nancy who taught him about sex, not Stephen. Jonathan and Nancy had a very close connection all the way until his death. Stephen sends Nicholas the rest of the pictures of his mother, including the sexual ones. He also sends the words, "Jonathan Brigstocke. 6 June 1974-15 August 1993. A perfect stranger who died saving your life" (241). Finally, he sends an excerpt from Nancy's journal that questions whether or not Catherine actually loved her son, as she did...