The Doll People

Sarah groggily explains that she has been in a kind of suspended animation for most of the time she has been in the attic. Annabelle remembers something similar happening to her many years ago when she was dropped behind a bed and forgotten for about a week: It was like hibernating, not like the paralysis of Doll State. Sarah is distressed when she finds out that she has been in the attic for 45 years because it has seemed like a short time to her. She explains that her clothing is caught underneath the trunk and that she cannot wriggle out of it. Tiffany and Annabelle have no luck getting her unstuck. They sit down and talk with Sarah for a while, catching her up on everything that has changed in the past few decades. Soon, Annabelle realizes that they need to return to their dollhouses. This makes her realize that there is a problem: Even after they find a way to free Sarah, they cannot just bring her back to the Doll family home. The Palmers will not understand how she got there after being missing all this time.

Back at home, Annabelle joyously announces her discovery to the rest of the family.