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Over the next week, Jonah, Katherine, and Chip execute ideas that produce no results. Chip tries to call Daniella McCarthy again, but her old number has been disconnected. Out of desperation, Jonah writes JB a note saying they “could use a little help here” (212). He then tears up the note, figuring it is unsafe and will not yield results anyway. A flier for a conference comes in the mail. The conference is aimed at adopted kids entering their teens. Jonah sees this as the perfect opportunity to make contact with other kids from the plane. He casually mentions they should tell Chip’s family about the conference too.

Katherine and Jonah discuss the conference over an unenergetic basketball game. She questions whether the conference could be a trap, since it was set up by the government. Jonah had looked online and saw the conference had been scheduled for more than a year, so he does not think it is a trap. Even if it is, Jonah is going because he is “sick of feeling stymied” (216).

Katherine says she is going too because someone needs to talk to the other kids while Jonah and Chip are busy paying attention to the conference. The best way to get her to go is if Jonah tells their parents he wants Katherine there, but he does not know how he will do so believably. Inside, the conference is written on the calendar. Jonah starts to blot it out so it cannot be monitored. His mother catches him, and Katherine saves him with the excuse that Jonah does not want private adoption business where anyone could see it. Jonah uses this as a cover to make sure Katherine can go to the conference.