Part Three, Zero Point: Chapter Twelve Summary

This chapter picks up directly after Mercy tells Joe Nina's name. Barbara and Joe go outside to discuss the ramifications of this announcement. Barbara wants to know why Rose would like about her name but use Nina's real one. Joe believes that the people after Rose have no concern for the girl. They argue again as Barbara believes Joe is once again caving to his desire to find his daughter alive. She insists that if Rose lied about her name then she lied about the name of the girl as well. Joe and Barbara return to the kitchen where Mercy is still making cookies. They discuss the night of the crash a bit longer before Joe and Barbara leave to head back to Colorado Springs. Joe has to return to Los Angeles so...