After the usual amount of scrambling against giant ravens and boys, the group finds a tape recorder with a message from a Major Kagan, a survivor of a previous crash. Sure enough, he soon sneaks up on the camp, steals a blanket, and takes Barry prisoner when the boy follows him to his gopher hole/hideout.
Barry manages to escape and the others have followed his trail. They convince a paranoid Kagan they aren't in league with the giants, only to have Fitzhugh then turn around and try to convince Kagan the rest are in league with the giants. The rest eventually have to rescue Kagan. Convinced by their charitable actions, he leads them to the science center where his spaceship is being held. Kagan is unable to lead them in, paralyzed with the thought that this is where the rest of his crew somehow died. He has amnesia brought on by the shock.
Everyone but Barry goes in to get the spaceship, but they are spotted before they can salvage any parts. Barry follows them and is caught in a giant spiderweb - the same one that caught Kagan's crew. Kagan gives his life to free Barry before the spider can eat the boy, and everyone heads back to camp.





