This short chapter contains snippets of information from several news sources. A newspaper indicates that police tracked Håkan to a basement in Blackeberg. Police also rushed a 16-year-old boy (Tommy) who was in extreme shock to the hospital. Another newspaper report queries who the killer of the cats in Iceland Square might be, while a diagnostic report mentions that Håkan’s body appears to have muscle movement. Lastly, a television report mentions that authorities found a man’s body in The Ritual Killer’s apartment (the public doesn’t yet know that the man was Lacke).

Oskar hides Eli’s belongings under his bed while thinking back on the day’s events. He and Eli had fallen asleep earlier in Eli’s apartment. He’d told Eli about Jonny bullying him at the train station. When Eli asked if Oskar wanted to become a vampire, Oskar refused. He does however want to stay with Eli. The police interrupted their time together by sawing through the front door. They jumped out the window, and Eli fled.

Oskar skips school on Tuesday, but he considers how he must return on Wednesday and face Jonny. He takes Eli’s belongings to the basement storage area, then returns home, grabs matches and the alcohol