Summary

Chapter 52 shows Stephen reacting to hearing his son is a rapist. After Catherine leaves, Stephen's first reaction is to assume she is lying, but he knows she is not. He cannot stay in the house, feeling too disturbed, so he grabs his coat and hops on a bus. He takes the bus to the cemetery where Nancy and Jonathan are buried. He sits and watches a dog walker pass by. The dog defecates and the owner picks up after the dog and throws the bag away. Stephen grabs the bag out of the trashes, opens it up and flings it at Jonathan's tombstone. He begins to yell at Jonathan, angry over his actions. He feels a hand on his shoulder, the dog walker attempts to comfort him. After the dog walker leaves Stephen heads back home and calls Catherine. He tells her that...