Summary

In Section 21, Hodges catches Pete as he leaves school and notices how tightly strung the boy looks. Pete’s answer to Hodges’ request that they talk is a tense “Who are you?” (325). When Hodges asks about the mystery money, Pete denies knowing anything about it. He tells Hodges he thinks some rich philanthropist must have sent it.

In Section 22, Pete goes into the pharmacy pretending he has a prescription for his father to fill. Instead he asks the pharmacist if he can sneak out the back because there are some kids following them. Just as he turns onto Lacemaker Lane his phone vibrates with a text from his sister. She tells him that she hopes he talked to Hodges and that their mother also knew what was going on even though Tina had not told her.

Pete has decided...