- Pearl tries to reason with Amiel: If they go back to the road, someone will help them get a ride out; they won't care about his immigration status.
- But Amiel doesn't listen. He can't risk it at this stage.
- They listen to the radio warnings about staying in Fallbrook. The fire is taking over the city, and it's not contained at all, so people need to get out now.
- Pearl starts freaking out. They can't just wait around as the fire gets worse, and she can already see smoke all around.
- Amiel tells her his plan: When the fire comes their way, they will submerge themselves in the river to avoid it.
- She's not even sure if this will work, but remembers some people surviving a fire a few years ago by staying in their pool.
- As Pearl thinks this through, she knows they have to be in deep water; they can't submerge their bodies in shallow pits.
- She suggests they head to the deepest part of the river. Amiel's not so sure, but he agrees to go with her if that's what she wants.