Shara sat in the square all day. She knew none of the boys belived she was a Delancy, but she couldn't help but worry. In any normal circumstance she would ask Kloppman or one of the boys for advice. Espesicaly Blink or Jack, but she had resolved to stay away from the Lodging house until she knew for sure how the boys felt about her. She sat and waited contemplating running away from everything until she thought about the boys. All of them were like family to her, she couldn't just leave them. She was sitting on the Horace Greely statue when Judge Monahan showed up. "There you are miss." he said when he saw Pack Rat "I did some research after court yesterday. None of my records say anything about a Shara Delancey."
Menwhile back at the lodging house the boys prepared for their prison break. "I'll bring the rope" Blink volunteered he tried his best to forget his run in. When asked about his brusies he said he fell. the boys shrugged it off and continued on their mission. "JACK!" Les shouted as the boy was escorted out of the refuge "Where they takin' him Dave?" Mush asked "Well there's only one way to find out." Dave answered. "I'll meet you guys back at the square, Racetrack watch him." 'Yeah 'Blink thought place your little bruddah's life in da hands of a compulsive gamblah dave. Th boys trudged back toward the square.
Pack Rat waited, a bit more impatiently than she'd like to admit, for Blink to show up and was confused when four voices echoed through the alley. All of them voices she recognized. "Blink!" she found herself shouting. "what was that?" she heard Race ask."da question is who was that" Mush corrected. As the boys came closer Shara got more nervous. "Hey! It's Pack Rat!"Race cheered "We thought you was a gonnah at da rally. We aint seen ya since." Pack Rat looked at the ground "Yes you have."she whispered. "Look Pack Rat we knows your a goil but race is right.I t'ink I'd recognise any goil wit dat much fire in her eyes."Mush winked "You saw me at court." she whispered. "I tryed ta help ya..."
"Wait, wait." Race inturupted "you'se tryin' ta tell us you was dat Delancey goil?" he asked. "Yes but i found somthin' out today.." The boys murmered to each other "A Delancey?"race whispered "an' we took 'er in?" "Guys!" Blink shouted "She's tryin' ta tell us somthin'"
Pack Rat shuffled. "I found out today I ain't a Delancey by blood I was adopted jus' aftah I was born. Me real muddah was Issa Higgins." The boys all gasdped except for Racetrack, who just looked shocked and frozen stiff, and Les who looked confused. "Did you say Issa?" Race asked "Higgins?..." Pack Rat nodded "Why sheasked .Oh I also found out I got a bruddah named Anthony." she beamed. Race nodded. "Yeah I know 'im" Pack Rat grinned wider "You do?" Race nodded again"Do you knowwhere he is?" she asked "Yeah" Racetrack shruged "It's me. Anthony 'Racetrack' Higgins at your service." He grinned humorously.