Part Three: Chapters 36 - 40 Summary

The Explorer starts on the second try. Though it takes a bit of rocking back and forth, Jimmy manages to get them going and starts picking his way up the hill. Lorrie chooses this time to confess how she feels about family - hers, his and theirs, and before Jimmy can digest the love she describes, they are on the road. The contractions are closer together and stronger by the time they get to the hospital. Jimmy does the paperwork and calls the police to let them know where Konrad Beezo is chained. He calls home and the family says they are on their way. Then he goes in to see Lorrie. Dr Mello Melodeon and Jimmy discuss recipes while Lorrie struggles through contractions between them. Just a Lorrie's water breaks, a nurse comes in and tells...