Chapter 35
Summary
- Carl has attempted to contact Nisha seventeen times, inducing mixed feelings of dread in her, but she refuses to answer, knowing this will anger him.
- Aleks has cautioned Nisha against answering Carl's calls to avoid revealing her location, while Ari might be tracking her.
- Nisha's friends suggest that she keep the diamonds for financial security, but she fears that Carl will relentlessly seek revenge.
- She recalls Rosemary, who won a sizeable alimony settlement only to spend a decade in legal battles with her ex-husband, which resulted in financial ruin for both.
- Nisha contemplates selling the diamonds in Hatton Garden and is offered £80,000 by a dealer, leading her to believe they're worth much more.
- Eventually, Nisha picks up Carl's call, firmly stating she will only hand over the "shoes" once her settlement is confirmed.
- Carl angrily insists on no games, and Nisha arranges to meet him in the hotel lobby the next day to exchange the shoes for her settlement.
- Sam is tidying her parents' cluttered kitchen while discussing her sister Cat's whereabouts and the burglary at her own home.
- Her mother expresses concern about the security of her home and shows disappointment about the details of the break-in.
- Sam confronts her mother's old-fashioned views on marriage, announcing that she will no longer clean for her parents and provides them with contacts for cleaning services.
- At a café meeting with Joel, Sam reveals she won't return to her former job, having accepted a position with Miriam Price.
- Joel offers support, but Sam insists on distancing herself to focus on her marital problems, leading to a poignant goodbye.
- Sam prepares for a return to her burgled home, noting the emotional and physical impact of the break-in's aftermath.
- Sam finds someone in her house and attacks him, only to discover it's Phil, her estranged husband.
- Phil has come to help clean up after the burglary, and they have an emotional conversation where he expresses his regret and desire to repair their marriage.
- They reconcile and are found embracing by their daughter Cat, who humorously comments on the implications for family holidays.