Chapter 9 Summary

Brad returns to the motel, but cannot sleep. He decides against calling his mother with the news that he has found Mindy, but calls Jamie instead. Jamie's mother, Barbara Hanson, says that Jamie is asleep, as it is the middle of the night. Sensing that something is wrong, she tells Brad to hold on while she wakes Jamie. Brad asks her to tell Jamie that he has made a great catch while fishing, and that he can't wait to show it to his mother. As he hangs up, Brad tells Barbara that he expects to be back by the weekend.

Brad falls asleep and dreams that he is riding a child's bounce horse with Mindy in the saddle in front of him. In the dream, Jamie pulls up beside them in a car to warn them to go back. Ahead Brad sees the...