He headed home again, ravenously hungry and in need of a good nap. After he'd finished his quick meal, the need to draw came over him, and he scooped up the binder, sat down on the edge of the sofa, and sketched another MLC for Dr. Cooper. Then, he practically blacked out into a deep, calm, sleep.

When Mike Montaine was able to wake up and turn on his kitchen light, he was shocked to discover he'd slept until nine o'clock in the evening! His first thought was of Jeanie. She must be at the concert by this time. It made Mike feel ashamed of himself to admit it, but yes, he was beginning to get jealous of her when she went out with other men. However, as minutes passed, he became so totally enveloped with a sense of dread and approaching disaster it distracted his mind from the more basic emotions. He felt thoroughly uncomfortable! In a way of saying it plainly, the mood "gave him the creeps," as Larry Daniken might put it, and so badly he found himself making his way to the clinic, though it was highly doubtful anyone would be there until morning. He simply didn't want to be alone. Maybe talking would soothe his nerves, and though he knew Dr. Cooper was still tucked away in the lab, Mike brought the new sketch, just in case he saw him.
The light in the clinic was on, to Mike's joy, and Dr. Horton was puttering around the room, straightening up after a busy day. They chatted until around midnight, when the older man yawned and stood up from his comfortable chair.
"Well, Mike," he said, "I hate to admit it, but I'm not as young as I used to be, and not used to keeping such late hours. I'm sorry, but I think I've got to go home now and get some rest."
Suddenly Mike stood up so rapidly his folding chair fell over backward, his handsome face was twisted in anger. For a moment Horton was afraid he may have said something wrong, and froze, holding his breath, but then Mike cried out,
"Why that no good rotten bastard! He ripped her dress!" and was gone again, in a flash. Horton assumed Jeanie was in trouble, but was surprised Mike had been able to detect it so easily. He decided to wait and see if the boy would return with news, as long as he could.