Summary

“Part Four: The Telephone and A Toy,” is subtitled: “The housekeeper’s daughter.” The Aosawa’s housekeeper’s daughter is interviewed. Again, her interview is presented as a narrative directed toward an interviewer who removes all trace of herself from the section. The housekeeper notes that her mother died of natural causes several years ago. Before her death, however, she worked as a housekeeper for the Aosawas for over 20 years. The housekeeper had been at the house during the day of the poisoning. She had taken a single sip of soda before hearing the phone start to ring and leaving the room. A young woman had asked her if everyone was well, and how things were going. When the housekeeper attempted to figure out who was on the phone, the young woman asked if she had seen a thin dog. The housekeeper...