Cover of The Reappearance of Rachel Price

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

by Holly Jackson


Genre
Mystery, Young Adult, Thriller
Year
2024
Pages
449
Contents

Chapter Thirty-five

Overview

Bel’s attempt to spy on Rachel collapses when Rachel finds the hidden camera and then catches Bel peering through the window. The two exchange lies inside Grandpa Pat’s house, each trying to explain why they are there and what they know.

The chapter heightens the direct conflict between Bel and Rachel: Bel has failed to gather proof, while Rachel may now know Bel is actively investigating her. Their uneasy ride home promises that the power struggle between them is no longer hidden.

Summary

After Rachel discovers and disables the hidden camera, Bel panics because the trap has failed. Refusing to let Rachel leave without answers, Bel runs from Ash and sneaks to Grandpa Pat’s living room window to see what Rachel is doing inside.

Bel tries to look in without being noticed, but Rachel is standing still and sees Bel immediately. Rachel calls Bel by name through the glass and tells Bel to come around to the front door, forcing Bel into a confrontation she cannot avoid.

Inside, Bel lies that she came looking for a missing water bottle and then challenges Rachel about why Rachel is there instead of at a doctor’s appointment. Rachel claims she got the appointment date wrong, came for Pat’s walk, found Pat and Yordan gone, and let herself in with the spare key to look for a birthday present idea for Pat.

Rachel admits she saw the camera on the shelf, but Bel covers by saying Charlie installed it months earlier to check on Pat before his second stroke and that it has been disconnected since Yordan arrived. Rachel appears to accept the explanation, while Bel also explains her presence at the window by saying she heard someone inside and noticed the spare key was missing.

The encounter becomes a tense stalemate, with both Bel and Rachel aware they may have caught each other lying. Rachel eventually suggests they go home and offers Bel a ride, leaving Bel with no easy way to refuse.

Who Appears

  • Bel Price
    Refuses to abandon the failed trap and lies to cover her spying.
  • Rachel Price
    Finds the hidden camera, catches Bel outside, and offers evasive explanations.
  • Ash
    Warns Bel to stay quiet and tries to stop her from confronting Rachel.
  • Grandpa Pat
    Absent from the house; Rachel claims she came looking for his birthday gift idea.
  • Yordan
    Absent caretaker whose presence helps Bel explain the supposedly disconnected camera.
  • Charlie Price
    Absent father whom Bel credits with installing the camera months earlier.
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