▁is ▁left ▁standing ▁all ▁night ▁on ▁a ▁high ▁led ge , ▁in ▁which ▁Mc Le an ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁save ▁him ▁from ▁falling ▁the ▁next ▁morning ; ▁and ▁Pear ce ▁is ▁attacked ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁number ▁ 1 0 ▁car ved ▁in ▁his ▁back . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Pear ce ▁had ▁raz or ▁bl ades ▁placed ▁in ▁his ▁athlet ic ▁sho es , ▁and ▁suff ers ▁multiple , ▁small ▁la cer ations . ▁Mc Le an ' s ▁attempts ▁to ▁protect ▁him ▁are ▁th wart ed ▁when ▁someone ▁intercept s ▁their ▁communic ations . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁his ▁ro omm ates , ▁he ▁kid n aps ▁Dan ▁Mc Int y re , ▁a ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ten , ▁and ▁forces ▁him ▁to ▁disc lose ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁H ole , ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁they ▁take ▁cad ets ▁to ▁be ▁tort ured . ▁Mc Le an ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁arrive ▁at ▁the ▁H ole ▁just ▁as ▁Pear ce ▁is ▁threatened ▁with ▁imm olation . ▁They ▁dist ract ▁the ▁Ten ▁and ▁Mc Le an ▁un mask s ▁one ▁of ▁them , ▁John ▁Alexander . ▁ ▁The ▁Ten ▁ret ali ate ▁by ▁having ▁P ign etti ▁charged ▁with ▁the ft ▁and ▁exp elled ▁by ▁an ▁Honor ▁Court ▁that ▁they ▁control . ▁Alexander ▁issues ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁de mer its ▁against ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Mc Le an ' s ▁fa ction , ▁placing ▁them ▁also ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁exp ulsion . ▁Mc Le an ▁offers ▁to ▁res ign ▁if ▁Alexander ▁will ▁show ▁len iency