The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: 107
The recap, key beats, and evidence for 107, without reopening the whole book.
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What happens in 107.
Ed comes home and finds Christopher unconscious on the floor surrounded by the letters. Ed tries to explain himself, but Christopher is terrified and cannot trust him. Ed admits he killed Wellington. This confession is the second major shock in quick succession. Christopher now knows his father lied about his mother and killed the dog he was investigating.
The beats worth remembering.
Ed finds Christopher with the letters
Ed returns home to find Christopher on the floor with the letters spread around him. He knows immediately that Christopher has read them and that the lie about Judy is exposed.
Ed confesses to killing Wellington
In trying to explain everything, Ed admits that he killed Mrs. Shears's dog during an argument with her. The murder was impulsive and connected to the breakdown of his relationship with Mrs. Shears after Judy left.
Christopher decides he cannot be safe with Ed
After the confession, Christopher concludes that if Ed lied about his mother and killed Wellington, he is capable of anything. Christopher begins planning to leave.
The moments you can actually use later.
Ed's admission about Wellington
Ed explains that he killed Wellington during a heated argument with Mrs. Shears, whose relationship with him had soured after Judy left. The killing was not premeditated but was the result of accumulated anger.
Christopher's decision to leave
After processing Ed's confession, Christopher decides the only logical response is to go to his mother. He begins working out how to get to London, a plan that requires more independent action than he has ever taken.
What to carry forward.
Ed's confession closes the dog mystery
The Wellington investigation is resolved here. Students who need to trace the detective plot to its end should anchor that resolution in this chapter, not later.
Christopher's logic drives his fear
Christopher does not panic emotionally in the way another character might. He reasons through the danger: Ed lied, Ed killed, therefore Ed is unsafe. That reasoning, however cold it sounds, is what pushes the plot into its final act.
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