The document describes events from Newt's perspective. Newt learns in a dream that the player who injured his brother Chris in a football game was actually Darryl Peeps, not Reggie Ratner as everyone believes. The next day, Newt finds out Reggie has climbed to the top of the town's water tower, intending to commit suicide due to being blamed for the injury. Newt realizes he is the only one who knows the truth about what really happened and must tell Reggie before it's too late.

1. CHAPTER 18
I Learn an
Uncomfortable Truth
Chapters 18-19
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2. • The
trio
return
Ferocious
to
his
cage
and
rush
back
to
Newt's
house.
• The
five
o'clock
news
headline:
'Breaking
news!
Airplane
Tragedy
Averted!'
• Witnesses
menBon
what
Captain
Nobody
has
done
in
stopping
the
busy
traffic.
They
wonder
whether
he
is
a
mental
paBent
or
a
villain
or
a
hero.
I
couldn't
believe
my
eyes!
The
way
the
lanes
just
opened
up…
A
small
passenger
plane
developed
crippling
engine
trouble
in
the
sky.
As
the
pilot
desperately
searched
for
unpopulated
place
to
land,
he
spoJed
a
stretch
of
freeway
unexpectedly,
miraculously
cleared
of
cars!
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135
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3. Some
liJle
bozo
was
out
there,
waving
his
arms
and
dancing
around
like
he
was
trying
to
bring
on
the
rain.
You
wouldn't
believe
the
tribal
costume
he
had
on!
He
seemed
to
be
chasing
something,
but
from
my
car,
I
could
not
see
what
it
was.
I
just
assumed
he
was
an
escaped
mental
paBent.
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136
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4. • Cecil
and
JJ
insist
they
should
go
back
to
the
highway
and
explain
about
the
whole
situaBon.
• Newt
feels
that
he
wants
to
give
up
being
captain
Nobody
but
his
friends
remind
him
about
how
he
has
saved
lives.
• Newt
is
not
convinced.
He
takes
off
his
mask
and
complains
that
he
cannot
even
save
his
brother's
life.
My
Mom
and
Dad
are
sick
with
worry,
and
what
am
I
doing?
Wearing
a
Halloween
costume
and
pretending
I
can
save
the
world,
when
I
can't
even….
I
can't
even
save
my
own
brother….
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137
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5. That
night
Newt
has
another
dream
.
He
dreams
about
the
highway
incident
and
the
Big
Tackle.
At
the
end
of
the
dream,
he
learns
that
it
is
Darryl
Peeps
who
had
clashed
his
helmet
against
his
brother
and
put
Chris
in
a
coma….
not
Reggie
Ratner!!!
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140
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6. CHAPTER 19
Reggie Ratner Decides
to End It All
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7. • The
next
morning,
Newt
is
having
breakfast
with
his
Mom.
He
surprises
his
Mom
when
he
menBons
that
he
knows
about
Chris
only
has
6
days
to
wake
up.
He
says
that
he
will
visit
Chris
aaer
school
that
day.
• Although
he
vows
not
to
wear
the
costume
again,
he
stuffs
the
oubit
into
his
backpack
and
heads
for
school.
Just
touching
them
makes
him
feel
less
upset
about
Chris
and
more
powerful
somehow.
• When
he
reaches
school,
he
feels
vulnerable
without
Captain
Nobody
costume.
• He
feels
lonely
and
ignored
again.
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144
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8. • At
lunch
break,
there
is
news
on
the
television
reporBng
that
the
depressed
Reggie
Ratner
has
climbed
to
the
roof
of
the
Appleton
water
tower,
the
tallest
building
in
town
to
commit
suicide.
• Newt
is
in
dilemma
as
he
knows
that
he
is
the
only
one
who
knows
the
truth
about
the
Big
Tackle
incident
and
someone
has
to
tell
Reggie!!
Reggie
Ratner
has
grown
increasingly
depressed
as
students
and
fans
of
Fillmore
High
School
have
repeatedly
harassed
him
and
his
family.
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146-­‐148
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