At first, it seems that the police officers’ plan is a futile one—one that will only further traumatize the already-upset Edith. Edith remembers very little from her ascent up the rock, it would seem—she can only recall things that happened at its base and lower levels, and, it will soon be revealed, on the way back down. Everything that happened on its peaks, however, remains a mystery, suggesting that some kind of supernatural force may be at work.