Leroy receives an anonymous letter ordering him to disappear from Ninth City or be made to disappear. The messenger drives off; Leroy tells his grandmother he’s taking his mother back to the Miller residence and promises to be careful. Separately, a woman confronts a man, accusing him of taking advantage of her after she was drugged; he denies it and insists he did nothing, while she struggles, shouting, "Let go of me!" She won’t accept his denials. Both incidents end unresolved: Leroy departs under threat, and the assault accusation and her humiliation remain unsettled.