The chapter takes place in 1969, with the two main characters, Joe and Ed( who seems to be the sheriff), discussing an ongoing murder case under a large oak tree.
The murder case under investigation is of Chase Andrews. New lab reports have determined that the cause of Chase's death was serious internal injuries and a severe bruising on the back of his head. It's determined that this was as a result of falling off a tower and hitting the occipital and parietal lobe of his posterior cerebral cortex, leading to a severed spine.
Joe noted that while someone had wiped off all fingerprints and footprints from the crime scene, the blood and hair that matched the victim, found on a crossbeam, confirmed that Chase had died at the scene of the crime and had not been moved post death.
A significant clue in this case surfaces when the Sheriff reveals a plastic bag containing red wool fibers. These foreign fibers were found on Chase's jacket and did not match any of his clothing.
The two characters speculate about the possible sources of these fibers, listing articles of clothing they could have come from, and noting that they need to locate the source item.