On the Day 9 of the investigation, Jim and Woodley drive to Nicky’s cottage to interrogate her. Jim is convinced she’s their prime suspect, and their goal is to get a confession out of her. Nicky is wary when she sees them at her door. She wonders why the police are bothering her when they already have a suspect in custody, and her sister is frantically trying to reach them. Jim is unruffled by her aggression. He and Woodley have already worked out a “good cop-bad cop" strategy to handle Nicky. Jim accuses her of envying her sister’s son and wanting a boy of her own. While Nicky affirms his theory, she flatly denies that she took Ben. Jim feels he is on the verge of breaking her when Woodley gets a call from Fraser. The detectives are told to return immediately to headquarters. 

The narrative now shifts to Rachel’s point of view. She’s received no news about the progress of the case, and her efforts to find Ben again through his online game have failed. Rachel decides to visit headquarters in person and force some information out of the police. Fraser meets with her personally.