At the beginning of Chapter 5, David and Sophie are found playing in the water by Alan Ervin. Alan spies a footprint of Sophie�s and sees that she has six toes. Alan threatens to turn Sophie in and David jumps on him. The two start to fight and Sophie breaks up the fight by smashing a rock on Allen�s head, knocking him unconscious. The two thought that they had killed Alan.
David and Sophie run back to Sophie�s house to inform Sophie�s parents of what has happened. Sophie�s parents, John and Martie, decide that they must flee for the Fringes. David begs to be allowed to come with them, but using higher judgment, John and Martie tell David that he must remain there. David understands this because he can partially read Martie�s thoughts, suggesting that she shares some of David�s telepathic ability.
When David returns to Waknuk the following morning, he is confronted by the Inspector and Joseph. They demand to know who Sophie is and where she had gone. David refuses to tell them, so Joseph tells him to go to his room, picking up a whip to follow him. The Inspector tells Joseph that the whip is his and Joseph is not to use it, suggesting that the Inspector has human compassion. Joseph is angered and follows David.
Later in the evening David�s sister, Mary, came to dress his wounds and comfort him. David cries out, �I couldn�t help it Sophie, I couldn�t help it,� suggesting that he had been tortured into revealing to where Sophie and her parents had fled.
Chapter 6 - "A Geography Lesson from Uncle Axel"
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