ers er ker . ▁On ▁the ▁tower ' s ▁roof ▁while ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁being ▁bomb arded , ▁Alex ▁promises ▁to ▁find ▁and ▁kill ▁F urn ace . ▁ ▁Exec ution ▁Alex ▁is ▁brought ▁by ▁the ▁army , ▁along ▁with ▁Ze e , ▁Simon ▁and ▁Lucy , ▁to ▁St ▁Margaret ' s ▁hospital ▁where ▁he , ▁Simon ▁and ▁other ▁F urn ace ▁cre atures ▁are ▁studied ▁by ▁Pan etti ere ▁and ▁others ▁while ▁the ▁pl ague ' s ▁spread ing ▁through ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁During ▁the ▁experiments , ▁Alex ▁dr ifts ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁sleep ▁where ▁he ▁experiences ▁F urn ace ' s ▁mem ories . ▁With ▁Ze e ' s ▁visit , ▁Alex ▁real izes ▁that ▁he ' s ▁exp end able ▁- ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁have ▁any ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁ne ct ar ▁reprodu ction / ann ih ilation ▁or ▁the ▁where about s ▁of ▁the ▁cul prit . ▁So ▁Pan etti ere ▁k ills ▁him ▁but ▁is ▁res ur rect ed ▁by ▁Sam . ▁After ▁Cross ' ▁death , ▁Alex ' s ▁considered ▁F urn ace ' s ▁right - hand ▁man , ▁therefore , ▁Sam ▁and ▁some ▁b ers erk ers ▁help ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁to ▁escape . ▁With ▁Pan etti ere ▁and ▁her ▁army ▁on ▁their ▁he els ▁( they ▁want ▁to ▁study ▁Ze e ' s ▁imm unity ▁to ▁the ▁ne ct ar ), ▁they ▁spend ▁the ▁night ▁in ▁Alex ' s ▁house , ▁where ▁he ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁his ▁parents