David is sat in Washington Square without receiving any sign of Elizabeth. He remembers that she said: “No matter what, I love you” (215), and he then realizes that she knew something might happen to prevent the meeting. However, David feels that he cannot just go on as though nothing has happened. He knows that Elizabeth is alive and feels that he has to pursue her, no matter what. Shauna calls David and says that he has to turn himself in to the police. He refutes her request and tells her to go home and walk his dog, Chloe.

When Wu and Gandle see David leaving the park, they set out to grab him. David, still determined to find Elizabeth, knows he cannot visit KillRoy, but he determines to see Peter Flannery, the attorney labelled in her diary. As David walks away from the square, he sees a “dyed-blond Asian man built like the Thing from the Fantastic Four” (218). David gets a funny feeling, remembering Elizabeth said that he would be followed. The Asian man is right behind him and squeezes his shoulder.