diff --git a/src/stages/page_chase.ts b/src/stages/page_chase.ts
index b2d8ec1..793e84e 100644
--- a/src/stages/page_chase.ts
+++ b/src/stages/page_chase.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,23 @@ import { Container, Graphics, Text, TextStyle } from "pixi.js";
 const NODE_RADIUS = 18;
 const NODE_GAP = 58;
 
+type ChaseModelLike = Pick<ChaseGameModel, "getState" | "moveThief">;
+type ChaseSceneOptions = {
+  model?: ChaseModelLike;
+  modelFactory?: () => ChaseModelLike;
+};
+
 export default class ChaseScene extends BaseScene {
   stage = new Container();
-  private model?: ChaseGameModel;
+  private model?: ChaseModelLike;
+  private readonly modelFactory?: () => ChaseModelLike;
   private hudText?: Text;
   private graphLayer = new Container();
 
-  constructor() {
+  constructor(options: ChaseSceneOptions = {}) {
     super("chase", SceneType.Normal);
+    this.model = options.model;
+    this.modelFactory = options.modelFactory;
   }
 
   protected async onSceneLayout(): Promise<void> {
@@ -36,14 +45,18 @@ export default class ChaseScene extends BaseScene {
     this.graphLayer.position.set(140, 140);
     this.stage.addChild(this.graphLayer);
 
-    this.model = ChaseGameModel.createWithSeed({
-      seed: 20260426,
-      difficulty: "normal",
-    });
-    this.renderFromModel();
+    if (!this.model) {
+      this.model =
+        this.modelFactory?.() ??
+        ChaseGameModel.createWithSeed({
+          seed: 20260426,
+          difficulty: "normal",
+        });
+    }
+    this.refreshView();
   }
 
-  private renderFromModel(): void {
+  public refreshView(): void {
     if (!this.model || !this.hudText) {
       return;
     }
@@ -51,7 +64,11 @@ export default class ChaseScene extends BaseScene {
     const state = this.model.getState();
     this.hudText.text = `Turn ${state.turn} | ${state.snapshot.status} | thief=${state.snapshot.thiefNodeId} guard=${state.snapshot.guardNodeId}`;
 
-    this.graphLayer.removeChildren();
+    const oldChildren = this.graphLayer.removeChildren();
+    for (const child of oldChildren) {
+      child.destroy({ children: true });
+    }
+
     const nodes = Object.values(state.snapshot.graph.nodes);
     for (const node of nodes) {
       const nodeView = new Graphics();
@@ -79,6 +96,6 @@ export default class ChaseScene extends BaseScene {
       return;
     }
     this.model.moveThief(targetNodeId);
-    this.renderFromModel();
+    this.refreshView();
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/stages/page_chase.test.ts b/tests/stages/page_chase.test.ts
index 4575f79..b56416d 100644
--- a/tests/stages/page_chase.test.ts
+++ b/tests/stages/page_chase.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import ChaseScene from "../../src/stages/page_chase";
 import InitScene from "../../src/stages/page_init";
+import { Text } from "pixi.js";
 
 describe("chase stage skeleton", () => {
   it("can instantiate chase scene with name=chase", () => {
@@ -17,6 +18,59 @@ describe("chase stage skeleton", () => {
     expect(moveThief).toHaveBeenCalledWith("n-1");
   });
 
+  it("cleans up old graph nodes when re-rendering", () => {
+    const model = {
+      moveThief: vi.fn(),
+      getState: vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({
+          turn: 0,
+          snapshot: {
+            status: "playing",
+            thiefNodeId: "A",
+            guardNodeId: "B",
+            exitNodeId: "B",
+            graph: {
+              nodes: {
+                A: { id: "A", q: 0, r: 0, neighbors: ["B"] },
+                B: { id: "B", q: 1, r: 0, neighbors: ["A"] },
+              },
+              edgeList: [["A", "B"]],
+            },
+          },
+        })
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({
+          turn: 1,
+          snapshot: {
+            status: "playing",
+            thiefNodeId: "B",
+            guardNodeId: "A",
+            exitNodeId: "B",
+            graph: {
+              nodes: {
+                A: { id: "A", q: 0, r: 0, neighbors: ["B"] },
+                B: { id: "B", q: 1, r: 0, neighbors: ["A"] },
+              },
+              edgeList: [["A", "B"]],
+            },
+          },
+        }),
+    };
+    const scene = new ChaseScene({ model: model as any });
+    (scene as any).hudText = new Text({ text: "" });
+
+    scene.refreshView();
+    const firstChildren = [...(scene as any).graphLayer.children];
+    expect(firstChildren.length).toBe(2);
+
+    scene.refreshView();
+    const secondChildren = [...(scene as any).graphLayer.children];
+    expect(secondChildren.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(secondChildren[0]).not.toBe(firstChildren[0]);
+    expect((firstChildren[0] as any).destroyed).toBe(true);
+    expect((firstChildren[1] as any).destroyed).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("init start entry routes to chase", () => {
     const scene = new InitScene();
     const changeScene = vi.fn();