You hide in a wardrobe to prevent him from seeing you. You open the front door, a hat stand falls, and the Neighbor will hear it. Intrigued, Nicky enters the Neighbor's house.
Keeping a low profile, Nicky views the Neighbor shut and lock the basement door. After seeing the Neighbor struggle with what is most likely a hostage, Nicky quickly runs over to the house. Nicky wakes up outside his actual house on a blue couch, startled after hearing a scream. Nicky experiences distorted visions of the Neighbor taking over the house, and barricading and locking multiple doors. Nicky opens the boarded-up front door, moves his belongings inside, and then takes a nap on a covered up couch. He parks in front of a derelict-looking blue house. Nicky Roth is in his car driving to a new neighborhood.
