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Summit Lake
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Part 3, Chapter 33-Part 4, Chapter 51Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence, rape, sexual violence, emotional abuse, death by suicide, and death.
Part 3: “Hello, Detective” - Part 4: “Three Knocks”
Part 3, Chapter 33 Summary
On February 15, 2012, Becca Eckersley is exhausted by the pressures of law school and her secret pregnancy. Her husband, Jack Covington, calls with news that his boss, Senator Milt Ward, is now the presidential nominee.
At a doctor’s appointment, Becca’s doctor moves up her due date, creating a conflict because it’s right in the middle of her final exams. Overwhelmed, she calls Jack and insists that they tell her parents everything. They agree to meet in Summit Lake that weekend. That evening, back at her DC apartment, an unseen person tries to open her front door, but the deadbolt holds.
Part 3, Chapter 34 Summary
On March 15, Kelsey and Rae work in Rae’s apartment to identify the men from Becca’s journal. They narrow the list to Brad Reynolds, a former classmate; Thom Jorgensen, a professor; and Richard Walker, an ex-boyfriend. Rae discovers that Richard’s family owns a cabin near Summit Lake.
Kelsey calls Brad’s family. His father is evasive, leaving Kelsey with the impression of a serious family rift.
