Searching alongside the police search teams, Destiny and Ben happen upon one of Romi’s shoes. Having found a clue, they head to the police tent set up for the search. Along the way, Destiny worries that Romi and Julio are dead and that her faith in the universe is wrong. Ben assures her that he believes in her spirituality.

The Cappelles and Montagues arrive at the police tent. The police have already reviewed the footage from Ben’s miniature video camera—although it suggests that Romi and Julio were alive when they were placed in the Cadillac’s trunk, the police still don’t know where they are now. The police captain tells the worried parents about the burned fragments of a boat, but they refuse to give up hope. The two fathers head out to search the shoreline; the mothers volunteer to direct the search teams, as many neighbors and friends have gathered to help look.

The morning news leads with the story of Romi and Julio’s disappearance, encouraging everyone to help search for the teenagers.

The local news team arrives at the police tent. Newscaster Nannette Norris begins asking people questions and recklessly speculates that Romi and Julio are gang members hiding from the police. She even suggests that when the police find the teenagers’ bodies, they’ll be “pretty gruesome” after having been submerged (289).

As Romi’s and Julio’s fathers carefully walk the edges of the lake, they talk about their children’s relationship and how they themselves are likely in the wrong for their racist misperceptions. The two shake hands. It is then when Romi’s father spots a blue shirt on the ground in a tangle of pine branches. Stunned, the two fathers unearth their children huddled together, alive but unconscious. They quickly carry the teenagers back to the police tent.

When Nannette Norris sees the two fathers carrying their children, she goes live to announce that the teenagers have been found dead. Her cameraman motions to her that the teenagers are not dead. Romi and Julio are taken by ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital.

When Julio wakes up, he only vaguely remembers what happened. He remembers Romi and demands to know if she is alright. His mother calms him down and assures him that he saved Romi’s life, that their body heat saved them from dying of hypothermia. When Julio’s father comes in, he is relieved to see his son alert. He apologizes for misjudging Romi and her parents.

Romi, now awake, tries to apologize to her parents for not revealing the Devildogs’ threats. Destiny and Ben come in together, the two having formed a special bond. Romi shares that Julio saved her life and that she is in love with him. She then convinces Destiny that the Scientific Soul Mate System kit worked—as Ben is Destiny’s soul mate (he has freckles, he recently dyed his hair orange, and the Devildogs’ kidnapping took place near “London,” specifically London Woods Park and London Woods Lake, as per Destiny’s prediction in Chapter 34). Julio comes in and officially meets Romi’s father, who hugs and thanks Julio for saving his daughter. He assures Julio that given his heroic handling of Ben’s miniature video camera, the news station will offer him a summer internship.

On air that night, the Cappelles and Montagues thank the community for their help; the Devildogs responsible for Romi and Julio’s endangerment face felony charges. Romi’s father jokes about Romi and Julio’s Romeo and Juliet parallels, thankful that their story turned out happier. As everyone departs the station, Nanette Norris comes out carrying a box with her office belongings. A family connection has given her a shot at hosting a talk show in Indianapolis, and Romi’s father is delighted to be rid of his co-anchor.

A month later, Romi and Julio chat on the phone. The two affirm their love for each other and wonder how they survived such a close brush with death. They anticipate a long summer together as soul mates.