Inspired by his Good Day, Christopher draws a map of his neighborhood and sets out to question the people on his block about the murder. He doesn't like talking to strangers, so he clutches his Swiss Army knife tight inside his pocket as he goes to Mr. Thompson’s house. Mr. Thompson claims to have been away on the night of the murder. The resident at Number 44 does not have any information. Christopher next tries number forty-three, but the occupant jokes about policemen getting younger and younger, and Christopher, who hates being laughed at, walks away