At first Sarah was angry at her mother for leaving her, but later begged her mother to come back to make up for lost time. Sarah's mother refuses to leave. When Sarah and Ms. Lemry return, Sarah attempts to run away because she doesn't want any more of her friends to get hurt, but Eric and Ms. Lemry stop her. Eric's mother's boyfriend, Carver Middleton (former Vietnam Special Forces soldier), figures out that Virgil Byrnes must be hiding out in his house and lays a trap for him, capturing him and severely injuring him, which lands Carver in jail.