Debbie drives north on I-95 toward Cambridge, calculating the trip and possible traffic but admitting that she is not truly in a hurry. She has avoided Cambridge since leaving MIT, and although Cooper does not know the reason, Cooper has sensed enough not to suggest returning.

Debbie is not going to campus but to Zeta Pi, an off-campus fraternity house connected to the night during Debbie's freshman year that she says ruined her life. Debbie has tried to pretend the event never happened, but over the past year the memory has become an obsession, and Debbie believes she cannot be at peace while the house still stands.

After arriving around three o'clock, Debbie parks nearby and forces herself out of the car. The fraternity house seems smaller than Debbie remembers, though its columns, steps, sign, and entrance still carry the weight of Debbie's memory. Debbie reminds herself that she is braver and stronger than she was at nineteen.

Debbie rings the bell, and a clean-cut MIT student opens the door. His hair reminds Debbie of Hutch, which immediately triggers Debbie's hatred. Debbie masks this reaction with a cheerful manner and introduces herself as Nicole Quint, claiming to be writing a Cambridge Chronicle article about MIT fraternities.

The student accepts Debbie's story without challenge and eagerly invites Debbie inside. Debbie enters Zeta Pi, returning to the place Debbie identifies as the setting of the worst night of Debbie's life.