Ben arrives at the sheriff’s office to find a young deputy named Eugene Strick instead of Sergeant Hamilton, the sheriff. Ben explains his situation to Strick, who is immediately concerned about following the rules for situations involving injury and death. Strick drives Madec to the hospital and instructs Ben to drive the old man’s body around back of the hospital for them. When he arrives at the hospital, Ben finds that Doc Myers is not there but instead Dr. Saunders, or Boy Genius, is on duty. Madec and Ben receive treatment, and the doctor notes all of Ben’s injuries in a report that releases him to sheriff’s custody. Ben wants to go home, but Strick insists he goes back to the sheriff’s office to give a statement. Strick reads Ben his rights and gives him a waiver to sign before he speaks about the incident without an attorney. Strick asks Ben about what happened, but Ben becomes confused and says he is too tired to go over everything. He asks to go home to sleep, but Strick tells him he is being charged with felony aggravated assault and must go to jail.