The first part of the chapter is narrated by Julian as he's in the trunk. He wonders "how long [he] has been inside this shell";he turns over "[his] shell" and hears the ocean (219).

The second part is narrated by Adam waking up from another nightmare and feeling like he’s suffocating. Adam drives "aimlessly" until he finally decides to drive to Julian's house, even though it's after midnight (220). When he arrives, he doesn't see Russell's car in the driveway. He rings the doorbell, and when nobody answers, he decides to break through the window. The house is silent, and he calls out for Julian, but there's no answer. His intuition tells him something is wrong, and he starts pulling out drawers looking for something, but he doesn't know what. Then he sees the trunk with round holes drilled on the sides, and "an idea forms" that he describes as terrible (221). When the lock to the trunk won't come open, he reaches for the key on the dresser. He puts the key in the lock.

All of the events in this chapter are narrated from Adam’s point of view. Adam lifts a bloody Julian out of the trunk and takes him to his car.