Bela, Daddo, Grandma Ruth, and Lois Anthony spend the night in a second-floor motel because neither Bela's house nor Grandma Ruth's feels safe. Daddo repeatedly calls Mommy, but she does not answer, which leaves Bela trying and failing to stay sympathetic; Bela knows Mommy is frightened after seeing Other Mommy, yet Bela mostly feels angry. Lois says that people can gather at Bela's house the next afternoon for a special meeting, and Daddo accepts because any concrete plan feels better than helpless waiting.

While Grandma Ruth and Lois step onto the balcony to talk privately, Daddo paces the room, checks his phone, and tries to calm Bela. When Bela asks whether some problems cannot be solved, Daddo admits that mysteries do exist, but he still urges Bela not to spiral with him into fear. His reassurance fails, because Bela immediately points out that they cannot even go home, exposing how limited his comfort really is.

After Lois leaves to prepare the house for tomorrow, Grandma Ruth returns with a harder set of questions. She asks Bela whether Other Mommy has ever hurt anyone or threatened to hurt Bela or Bela's parents if Bela refuses to let the entity in. Daddo protests that the questions are frightening, but Grandma Ruth insists they matter if they are about to invite the presence into someone else's home. Bela can only answer no or say Bela does not know, which means the danger remains undefined rather than reduced.

The conversation turns to Mommy's collapse after seeing Other Mommy only once, and Grandma Ruth contrasts that with Bela's many encounters, making Bela's ordeal feel newly real and serious. Grandma Ruth decides the family must act like people facing a genuine threat, not pretend everything is normal, so she announces she will take first watch. When Bela says sleep is impossible, Grandma Ruth invites Bela to stand watch too, framing the tense vigil as practice for facing Other Mommy tomorrow.