Part 4, Chapters 46 - 49 Summary

In Chapter 46, David realizes that Jessica has taken Kira and has left him. At first he wonders why she has done so, then becomes angry that she has betrayed him. He swears to himself that his wife and daughter will be with him, forever.

In Chapter 47, Jessica does not stop until she reaches Palm Beach County. When she tries her card in an ATM machine, she is surprised to learn her card is invalid. Her fear increases as she realizes that David must have done something to keep her card from working. She decides to head for Georgia, where she has distant relatives with whom she and Kira can stay. Jessica stops at a Mobil station. She collects necessities and tries to pay with a different card but discovers this card has been reported as stolen. The clerk points...