Summary

The story moves forward about ten months. Michael is back living with Margaret. He has had to spend time in the hospital before coming home. Margaret is paying his hospital bills. The financial stress has made her talk to a real estate agent about selling the house. Michael is now taking additional drugs that cause him to gain weight. She tries to take him for walks. When he walks, he always takes his messenger bag.

One day Margaret plans to go to lunch with Suzanne and she needs to use Michael's car. He goes along with her. He has a sticker on his car which she hates due to its negativity. At one point she stops to remove it. It makes him mad. This makes her happy because she thinks he's going to stand up to her. Then...