Three Circles: Chapter Summary

that on the opposite side of the room staring through the glass door is the person in a white painted mask.

The next day, Carolyn drops Nick off at home. She is going to hang up missing signs around town for Jillian. Nick goes into his house, searching for his keys but they are gone. Luster mentions how he took Nick’s car for an oil change. Nick goes off on his father saying he’s going to be late for practice. Luster offers his son a ride. But Nick refuses to get into a car with him.

Aubrie drives Nick to practice. She questions the bruises on his face. Nick tells her it’s from his father and he thinks his father is involved in the disappearance of his sister.

Luster meets with Cooper and Rendició. Luster tries to plead his innocence.

Nick yells at his father to get out of his car. But Luster won’t budge. Nick opens up the passenger door and finds a limited edition Chris Davis card on the seat. Nick rips it up and tosses it into the street.

Inside the coffee shop, Aubrie meets with Xinema. She collects information on Bailey. Xinema hands Aubrie a card that has three circles filled in with red.

Luster pulls into the driveway when he sees Champ sitting in front of the garage. Luster opens up the glove compartment and pulls out his leash. Missing flyers of Jillian fall out. Nick accuses his dad of taking down the flyers. But Luster states how he’s trying to change and he wants to become a better man. Nick doesn’t warm up to the idea. Through his eyes he’s still guilty.

Carolyn is hanging up posters. Luster is at the store. Nick takes Champ out front to pee. However, Champ runs between the front and back of the house chasing after a squirrel. Growing tired of the chase, Nick yanks on Champ’s collar. They walk towards the house. Not noticing that a person in a white mask is standing in Jillian’s room watching

They walk through the front door and down a dark hallway. At the end of the hall is a dusty vending machine filled with Dusty’s chips. Nick and Aubrie decide against eating the packaged food, Nick types a code and the chips fall into the slot. Nick picks up the bag and types in the correct code. The vending machine door pops open – it’s a speakeasy restaurant.

Once inside the restaurant they sit down at a table from the 18th century. This restaurant features rooms from different eras. Each room has food, music, decorations, costumes, waitresses and waiters from that century. Their food arrives when Nick whisks Aubrie and tells her to follow him. They go to an old vintage photo booth in the back of the restaurant where on the display for the photo is Nick asking Aubrie to be his girl friend.

Gleaming with happiness, Aubrie sits at her computer researching Luster. When a fire grows outside her window spelling the word: “Ash”. She texts Nick and he comes over. She shows him where the fire happened. As we approach the spot it happened at we hear the rustle of leaves and a squirrel darts out. He laughs at