Chapter 21

Summary

• The main character cannot sleep due to haunting thoughts about Emmy's disappearance and the discovery of criminal, James Finley's body in her car in the lake.
• The character is conflicted, fearing Emmy could be dead or on the run due to her involvement with Finley.
• She recalls Emmy's troublemaking past and wonders whether her bad choices have caught up with her.
• A past conversation where Emmy presented a hypothetical scenario reveals her black-and-white worldview. This memory makes the main character think about her relationships with others.
• The main character discovers a white container with cleaning supplies and a small buried hole under her porch, further stirring her fears and questions about Emmy's disappearance.
• She feels present danger when she hears footsteps around the house while she is under the porch.
• The character finds a padlocked door in a hidden crawl space under the house. She decides she needs to break it open, suggesting there might be answers inside.
• The footsteps lead her to hypothesize that someone was regularly spying on her and Emmy prior to the latter's disappearance.