In this chapter, Mr. and Mrs. Hall go down to the cellar for a private matter, but Mrs. Hall realizes she forgot something and sends Mr. Hall upstairs to retrieve it. He notices that the stranger's door is ajar and the front door is unlocked, which he connects to the suggestions of Mr. Teddy Henfrey. He enters the stranger's room to find it empty, with the guest's garments and bandages scattered about. Meanwhile, Mrs. Hall impatiently calls for her husband from the cellar.