▁is ▁il leg ally ▁moving ▁to ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Leonard ' s ▁father ▁dec ides ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁sister s ▁to ▁Florida ▁instead ▁of ▁Leonard ▁( who ▁would ▁usually ▁go ). ▁Leonard ▁dec ides ▁to ▁force ▁his ▁mother ▁to ▁lose ▁weight ▁by ▁tra pping ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁cell ar . ▁They ▁both ▁end ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁after ▁a ▁gas ▁leak ▁in ▁their ▁home . ▁Next , ▁Jacob ▁and ▁Ken ny ▁agree ▁that ▁Jacob ▁can ▁go ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁Male e ▁vis its ▁G us ▁and ▁removes ▁her ▁clothes ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁him . ▁Instead , ▁G us ▁calls ▁Male e ' s ▁mother ▁to ▁come ▁and ▁pick ▁her ▁up . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁G us ▁explains ▁to ▁ther ap ist ▁Car la ▁about ▁the ▁last ▁fire ▁he ▁ever ▁fought ▁( which ▁involved ▁killing ▁an ▁injured ▁little ▁girl , ▁upon ▁the ▁girl ' s ▁request ), ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Male e ▁wanted ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁pain ▁away , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁aware ▁of ▁her ▁growing ▁cr ush ▁on ▁him . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Jacob ' s ▁mother ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁Keith ▁Gard ner ▁wasn ' t ▁adopted ▁to ▁replace ▁Rud y , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁wants ▁Ken ny ▁dead , ▁which ▁rem inds ▁Jacob ▁of ▁his ▁planned ▁reven ge . ▁The ▁night ▁of ▁escape ▁for ▁Jacob ▁finally ▁comes ▁and ▁he ▁meets ▁up ▁with ▁Ken ny . ▁Jacob ▁ins ists ▁on ▁going ▁through ▁a ▁construction ▁site ▁which ▁he ▁says ▁is ▁a ▁secret ▁route