49 pages • 1 hour read
Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door
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Chapters 13-25Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence, addiction, and sexual content.
Chapter 13 Summary
After the shooting, Nick tries to make sense of his feelings for Riley. They go to the police station and meet with Sergeant Mabel Jones and Detective Weber, Nick’s former colleagues. The cops are suspicious of Riley, convinced that she had something to do with Dickie’s murder because she preemptively reported the crime. Nick defends her, insisting that she get to a hospital because she was injured during the scuffle at the house. The cops force her to stay at the station until she gives a statement.
Chapter 14 Summary
Riley gives her statement. To convince the detectives of her innocence, she informs them that she’s psychic, proving it by reading their minds and telling them facts about themselves. Finally, they let her go to the hospital.
Chapter 15 Summary
Nick accompanies Riley to the hospital. He lies and tells the nurses he and Riley are engaged so that he can stay by her side. They joke about their fake engagement and the case.
After Riley is discharged, she and Nick run into Griffin outside the hospital. He tries interviewing her about the murder for Channel 50. Nick protectively demands that Griffin leave Riley alone.
