The Rules of Survival Chapter 25 Summary

Murdoch's Demons

  • Murdoch invites Matthew back over to his house, and Matthew confesses that Rob is Nikki's new boyfriend, and that's why he randomly attached Murdoch out of nowhere.
  • As Matthew talks about how mad Nikki is, Murdoch asks Matthew if he's mad at Murdoch, too—which throws him for a loop. Then Murdoch tells him that he's sorry that he gave them hope and promised them things. It wasn't right of him to step in as a father and then leave, and he understands that it hurt them all.
  • And then Matthew comes out and tells him that Nikki might accuse Murdoch of having molested the kids. That's her next sick and twisted plan of revenge.
  • Murdoch says that the kids can't stay with Nikki, that it's too dangerous. He tells Matthew that he has to think about it and come up with some kind of plan—and asks Matthew for Ben and Aunt Bobbie's phone numbers.
  • It looks like Murdoch is planning on fighting fire with fire. He's not going to be frightened by Nikki's crazed threats.