An hour before the deadline (sunset), most of the kids are at the top of the silo. Jack and Shel are still hiding in the woods, and Sukey is on a lower floor of the silo, tending the baby. Mattie is still tied to the tree, and the other angels are nursing their wounds in the barn. As the governor and his six “soldiers” carouse in the cottage, eight of the kids’ parents arrive, including Evie’s parents. Burl leaves the silo to greet them. They cut Mattie loose from the tree and carry him to the barn. The governor and his men finally notice the newcomers and herd the unarmed parents toward the barn at gunpoint. Dee exits a car and sneaks into the silo. Some of the kids berate her for leading the adults into this trap, but she claims that one of them called the adults for help; this is why the adults called their phones. The culprit turns out to be Sukey.

Evie goes to the barn, where the parents are now restrained, and reproaches them for coming with no weapons or plan. The parents counter that they will “sue” the looters, much to the latter’s amusement.