Chapter 32

Summary

• A fire alarm is activated in the Bentley Hotel, disrupting guests in 310 bedrooms.
• Darren and Liz Frobisher hastily evacuate their room, while Nisha escapes from underneath a bed.
• Nisha, hiding a photograph and clutching shoes, joins the crowd of evacuating guests.
• Back entrance scenes show the hotel staff’s reactions and Sam and Jasmine contemplating their next steps.
• Sam, responsible for the chaos, feels a mix of elation and terror, and breaks into laughter amidst the evacuation.
• Nisha sees Ari among the evacuees and flees from him using the stairwell and an elevator, seeking refuge in the kitchens.
• Aleks, a kitchen staff member, helps Nisha hide in the refrigeration room to escape Ari.
• Nisha and Aleks share a moment of closeness and warmth in the refrigerator, and Nisha feels safe.
• Nisha and Aleks eventually emerge from hiding and stealthily leave the hotel, experiencing a deep sense of peace together.
• The hotel guests are mistakenly led to believe that cat activists caused the hotel evacuation.
• Back at Jasmine's apartment, a celebration is underway for Nisha's recovery of the shoes from her husband Carl.
• Nisha, examining the retrieved shoes, destroys one to reveal hidden diamonds, suggesting they're more valuable than previously thought.
• The discovery of diamonds sparks realization and discussion of Carl's intent in needing the shoes returned.
• Nisha considers whether she has unknowingly been involved in illegal activities, such as smuggling the diamonds for Carl.
• That night, Nisha, unable to sleep, contemplates the recent discoveries and her situation involving the diamonds and her son Ray.
• Ray expresses his unhappiness at his boarding school and doubts that Nisha will come for him, revealing past disappointments.
• Nisha promises Ray that she will come for him, regardless of the outcome of her settlement situation.
• Nisha receives a text from Juliana, indicating a possibility for new developments in her situation.