... next day after understanding that the effect disappered, he goes to his brother-in-law to get more so called medicine. When Vernon opens the door Eddie notices cut and bruises on Vernon's head. Vernon says at last that it's really drugs, but not medicine that "guys from the kitchen" call NZT. But Eddie doesn't mind he extremly needs this pills. Vernon gives some little orders to Morra, such as... buy some food. 

 When he returns he finds Vernon killed and his flat turned upside down. Eddie realizes that killer or killers  wanted to find NZT, but did they really manage to do this?