Maya is in a hospital room, where her parents are upset and worried. The police arrive and ask Maya questions. Brian told the police he and Maya simply “exchanged words” and that Maya was hurt in a fight with Phil (216). Maya protests, insisting her camera has proof of what really happened. Maya returns home with her arm in a sling, but she is supposed to take some time off school. She is in a lot of pain. She calls Phil’s phone and leaves a message, thanking him for helping her.

Sofia tells Maya that she and Asif want to take Maya to and from school every day, and Sofia wants Maya to quit her job. When Sofia says that Asif wants Maya to stay at home while attending a local college instead of going to the University of Chicago, Maya runs to her room and slams the door. Her mother goes back to the clinic. Maya calls her dad and tells him that she will spend the night at Violet’s house.

On television, there is an interview with Charles Richmond, a neighbor of the Branson family when Ethan was a child. Ethan’s dad was often drunk. Once when Ethan was late getting home, his dad locked him out of the house for hours.