Part 2 - On the Hunt, Chapters 10 through 16 Summary

Chapter 10 - Narration describes how Sandy Henderson (skinny, pale, and, as narration reveals, Lee Bodecker's sister has been driving across the Midwest with her husband Carl (fat, with decayed teeth and a faith in omens) picking up hitchhikers. As narration describes the circumstances of their picking up a young, attractive soldier, narration also indicates (through hints scattered throughout the chapter) that Sandy initiated sex with the hitchhiker, that Carl killed him, and that Carl took pictures of the whole process, storing rolls of film in the glove compartment of the car. Narration also describes Sandy's confusion about how she got to where she is and Carl's belief that he is on some kind of religious mission.

Chapter 11 - Back in Meade, Lee Bodecker, now sheriff and worried about the upcoming election...