Sue's flight from police bullets and wailing sirens drives her to the residential areas north of the Loop. She prowls through neighborhoods and alleys with a hateful heart and a vengeful mind. A chain and collar are all that remains of a poor barking dog without enough sense to back down from a ticked off T-Rex. The sky is still eerily overcast as Sue approaches the intersection of Clark and Addison. She catches sight of the dark mouth of a cave. Humans scamper away from the entrance as she stoops and steps over turnstiles, seeking sanctuary within.

Back at the museum, Professor Digby's phone calls are greeted by disbelieving laughter. But determination, a sterling reputation and numerous local connections combine to eventually pay off. He rounds up a marksman, an air rifle, half a dozen hypodermic darts, a vial of elephant tranquilizer and a helicopter.

As Professor Digsby's scheme takes shape, Annison, his classmates and teachers huddle in the museum basement waiting for word that it is safe to leave. Finally the paleontologist pays a visit to the apprehensive children. He tells them he plans to tranquilize the T-Rex and transport her to a safe place were she can be studied and cared for. Then their eyes pop out and their mouths drop open as he turns to Annison and says, "We have the drum. I want you to help us capture Sue."

Police reports filter through to a few radio stations which broadcast various incoherent warnings. WGN does not air the story, discounting it as a hoax. And despite the threat of rain, the game between the Cubs and the Cardinals continues uninterrupted at Wrigley Field. Leading 2-1, the Cardinals are batting with two outs and two on in the top of the seventh. The crowd urges on Kerry Wood as he faces the next batter. Suddenly the cheers turn to screams and hysterical laughter, some thinking the monster some sort of new promotional gimmick.

The cave proves to be unfriendly confines. Sue bursts through a tunnel and onto the playing field. As a lioness stalks the oldest and slowest wildebeest, so Sue singles out Mark Grace as the players dart for the dugouts. Just as he is about to be run down on the third base line for the second time this day, a flash of crimson draws the beast's focus to the Cardinal dugout. Mark McGwire waves his bat defiantly in defense of a fellow first baseman. As Grace crosses home safely,Sue turns on the burly redhead. McGwire tries to retreat, but she is too quick. The cornered slugger winds up and deals a mighty blow to the side of her skull. She staggers, recovers and pounces. Horrified fans suck in their breath as the baseball hero flails in the air, suspended by gashing teeth, then disappears down the meat eater's great gullet.

The crowd stampedes the exits, except for a few loutish fans emboldened by alcohol who egg on the monster as she gobbles down Slammin' Sammy's arch rival. Having fasted for epochs, even this ample feast doesn't satisfy Sue's voracious appetite. She turns her attention to the hecklers and bounds into the stands.

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