Scout spends more time with Miss Maudie, a widow that is very peppy and fun, who goes out into her garden or her porch every day and loves beauty. She also must love children, because she often baked cakes for the kids.
Boo Radley saves Jem and Scout and it is believed that he kills Ewell with the knife. Heck Tate, the sheriff, puts in the official report that Bob Ewell fell on his own knife and died after lying under a tree for 45 minutes.