The narrator tells Lonnie that the girl has had a "severe psychological shock" and refuses to leave her side. Lonnie tells him to go check out the girl's condition, but the girl refuses to come with him. He tells her that he'll take care of her, and that she'll have to be taken in by social services. The narrator says that they're expecting a terrible storm, and they need to find a way to get to the wreck of Larry's ship. He shows Lonnie a drawing of a "aipaloovik" that he saw in the cave, and Lonnie asks what the tooth looks like.