The chapter opens with a flashback to the time when Hirohito's name appeared in a local newspaper as one of the 33 victims of the serial killer's first spree. The flashback reveals that the name of the murdered woman, Hitomi, has been seared into the mind of the protagonist because she is also a victim of the first killer. The protagonist, however, does not know how to respond to this information. He goes to the editor's office of the local newspaper to confirm the safety of the people who have been featured in the newspaper, but he is unable to reach them.