Patch travels a mile out of town to the Bleached House, moving through the Shadblow landscape of fences, woods, and river water that matches the place he has been chasing in memory. The setting makes the journey feel final, as if he has reached the end of a long, abandoned line.

As Patch nears the ornate gates, the moment strips away time for him. The approach makes Patch feel thirteen again, returning him emotionally to the age when Callie was lost and his search truly began.

Patch slips through the rusted gate and follows the curved trees and unnaturally green grass exactly as Callie had described and painted them. When the house comes into view, Patch immediately knows he has found the place connected to her because it matches her image of it.

The house resembles the Mad House but stands as its ruined counterpart, partly collapsed and only imperfectly under restoration. Exhausted and overwhelmed, Patch reaches the front door, rests his head against the wood, then knocks, bringing his years-long search to the threshold of an answer.