- Now Hip vaguely remembers that he argued with other soldiers about the Private First Class. Whoever raced back to the field found the hole and detector. Nothing else. Hip insisted on speaking to the Colonel but was told to shut up. After fighting with the other soldiers, he was thrown into a military hospital. Sometimes you get the feeling nobody believes anybody when things aren't going well in this book.
- The military police explained he'd been trying to kill the Private First Class, who apparently didn't exist. A psychiatrist named Major Thompson entered. His face matched that of the Private First Class, so Hip attempted to fight him. The soldiers beat him down again. Ouch.