Thoughts of bus station cameras consume Beverly. Her anxiety spikes even more when Tommie claims to have heard someone on the roof calling his name the previous night. He has had nightmares in the past, as Beverly cautiously reminds herself. She suggests that he bring a friend over after school, but he claims not to have any friends. As they wait for the school bus, she offers to find a jar so that he can bring tadpoles to school, but he demurs, not wanting them to die.

Beverly cannot stop thinking about cameras. She reviews her escape, carefully going over every step and the ways Gary would be trying to track her down, finally willing herself to believe that he could not possibly track her to this town and this house. She tries to convince herself that she is safe.

To stave off the anxiety that continues to plague her and knowing that she must start thinking more clearly, Beverly decides to prime the kitchen walls for repainting but is unhappy with the results and decides to go into town to find Tommie some clothes. She dons her disguise and heads off, carefully monitoring whether anyone is taking notice of her.