The chapter opens with a description of the scene of the murder. It is clear that the police have gone to investigate the crime, but Sawyer and his partner stand in silence as they examine the body. Sawyer tells the audience that he has seen enough of the crime to know that it is not a crime. He tells his partner that they have a caseload that is too large for them to handle. He says that the family has been gone for a year, and that there is something special going on in the house. Sawyer says that chad is just an observer, that is, he does not know what is bugging him so much today. The family is staying with friends in Utah, but the house is still cold and silent. The witchblade mutters a nursery rhyme to Jack, instructing him to be nimble. The children are confused by the nursery rhyme, but they tell their father that they must not blame themselves for Jack's difficulties.