Adam and Henry helped Nick to Carol's vehicle, then stayed behind with the agents to pack up the equipment. Aria and Jen got in the back, Nick leaned the passenger seat back, and Carol drove. The four of them stayed quiet during the long drive back to Carol's house.
When they arrived, Nick wouldn't get into the bed he had occupied downstairs, but instead sat on the couch in the living room. Over the course of an hour, Aria convinced him to lie down and finally exhaustion overtook him. Aria called her parents as soon as she saw that Nick was snoring, and spent an hour on the phone with them, dividing her time between laughing and crying. As soon as she hung up the phone, Adam and Henry arrived, and they all ate a light meal that Carol prepared, then the household went to bed, each one exha
