In the woods, Hooter shows a fear of snakes and Q of spiders. Tony tries to scout, but he doesn’t move ahead very far. Tony brings up the lake’s legend, surprising Matt, who didn’t know any local lore. Tony relays how the old name of Levy Lake was Lake Levart and that his grandfather told him of the disappearances of individuals whose remains were never found. People who did return “were never the same” (19). They told strange tales and seemed mesmerized by the lake. According to the stories, a rowboat took each missing person out into the water.

Tony also says that his grandfather’s friend Adam Hibbs was one of those who went missing; Adam never returned. Tony’s grandfather investigated the disappearances and discovered that with each, the moon was in its three-quarter phase.

Matt grows fearful as Tony speaks. Tony says when his grandfather began to tell him about the name Levart, Tony’s mom interrupted; Tony never learned the “clue to the mystery” (22).

Q, who reads up on astronomy, determines the moon is in its three-quarter phase. Katie mentions that the marshmallows she was carrying are missing.