Sikes's Flight and Haunted Journey

After the murder, Sikes flees London, wandering the countryside in a state of terror. He is haunted by the vision of Nancy's dead eyes, which follow him everywhere. He tries to lose himself in the crowd at a fire, but the guilt and fear are inescapable. He resolves to return to London to hide, but his dog, Bull's-eye, sensing his master's murderous intent, abandons him. Sikes's flight is a descent into madness and paranoia, a psychological portrait of a murderer's guilt.