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Ellie wakes up and alerts her mother that Trevor is awake and that Baby Gregory woke him up because he “doesn’t know the difference between life and death” (372), but he simply sensed his father’s presence. Jay calls Ellie, and Ronnie takes the phone and tells her that Al has disappeared while looking for answers about Abe and his vampire army. Willowbee has a reputation in the vampire community: “Young vampires go there and never return” (375), and Ronnie believes that Al is in Allerton’s mansion. Ellie remembers what Trevor said in her dream about the party, and she realizes that he is “going to turn the Willowbee bicentennial party into a bloodbath” (376). With her mom, Ronnie, and Jay, she hatches a plan to crash the party, rescue Al, and stop Trevor’s ghost. As they prepare to leave, Vivian checks on Lenore. Lenore gives her a big smile, and Vivian states that she “[hasn’t] seen [Lenore] smile like that since before the funeral” (380). As they drive toward the Allerton mansion, Vivian gets a phone call: There is a “hole in the ground” at Trevor’s grave, and “his body [is] missing” (381).