This chapter's epigraph is from the play's opening line, "Our reinforcements are here / Let's get dad out" . It's a reference to the fact that, during the fight between the two of them, Shmoop was able to "scat" and "break" the sternum of one of the combatants. This is the first time that Shmoosie has ever been able to do such a thing. The scene then shifts to the present moment, where the audience is told that the "reformerments" are here to "get dad out." Shmoosey is all, "pitter patter patter zichen, come !" . He's about to drop his father when he hears the sound of a "pop, pop, pop" coming from the other side of the room. Si s08, who's been "very fast" from his wounds, is now all, um, "I'm sorry, I've