Chapters 24 through 28 Summary

In Chapter 24, Cammie comments in narration that Solomon didn't actually design and install the security measures in the school's sub-levels, he just rigged them to go off if the sub-levels were infiltrated. Meanwhile, Macey and Liz try to convince Cammie that it's only a matter of time before they get into the basement, but Rebecca realizes there's something more to Cammie's continuing anxiety - her feelings for Zach, whom Rebecca says cannot be trusted. Later, when Townsend is leading her class to their next assignment, Cammie is surprised to learn that he plans to take them off the school grounds. When she reminds Townsend that she is not supposed to leave the premises, Townsend patronizingly tells her that he's taken precautions because she's "special." Cammie then hurriedly joins her classmates in Townsend's van.

In Chapter 25, after a two hour ride, Cammie...