Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

At school, everyone talks about Jennifer’s disappearance, but Mal is not interested in the rumors. Tess, on the other hand, indulges in rumors about Jennifer robbing a bank. Tess tells them her mother questions Mrs. Chan’s parenting and that people who don’t go to church can’t be trusted. She quickly adds that Mal and Reagan are the exceptions. Mal confesses that she thinks aliens may be involved, and Tess responds with disgust. 

Reagan quickly leads Mal into the basement bathroom and tells her that she loves her and is concerned about her anxieties returning. She reminds Mal of how bad her overthinking was before they met. Mal tries to talk about her UAP (unidentified aerial phenomenon) sighting and almost describes herself as a “walnut” before correcting herself. She backs up against the bathroom wall and remembers how they had cornered Jennifer in the same bathroom. Reagan assures Mal that she is a nice person, and that all they did was talk to Jennifer. Jennifer has a history of running away, and if their talk caused her to disappear, that just meant Jennifer was “fragile” and already had problems unrelated to them. Reagan discourages Mal from looking for Jennifer as it will make her look guilty.