The fallen tree has opened up a hidden doorway, which leads to a secret corridor.
But what will be waiting for him at the bottom? With no way of finding out the man’s identity, he’s moved to the local state mental health facility, and life in Deacon Oaks goes back to normal, until two months later when Alex gets a call informing him that the “road guy” has at last spoken.. Will it explain why he wouldn’t speak for two months? Will it explain why the “road guy” was walking in the middle of the road, in the middle of the night, in the middle of the freezing winter? But that joy is to be short lived.