Chapter 36: Kate

Kate is creating a baby mobile with natural objects she’s found while walking around her area.
Her mother calls to check on her and offers to buy her a buggy as an early Christmas present.
Kate feels emotional as she and her mother express their love for each other, something they haven’t done in years.
After purchasing the buggy online, she mistakenly uses an old email tied to her iPhone, which her ex-partner Simon has.
Panic sets in as Kate realizes Simon might learn her location and about her pregnancy.
Kate is relieved when she’s able to delete the order confirmation email before she believes Simon could see it.
Despite the ominous weather, Kate drives to Beckside to visit Frederick at his nursing home.
At the nursing home, Frederick reacts with terror when he sees Kate, mistaking something on her for a brooch belonging to Aunt Violet.
An orderly mentions Frederick has been talking about someone named Violet and sends Kate away as visiting hours end.
Kate contemplates Frederick’s belief that Violet was responsible for a mysterious insect infestation at Orton Hall.
While driving back in heavy snow, Kate crashes her car into the woods after seeing an animal carcass on the road.
In a state of shock and worry for her unborn baby, she struggles with no cell phone signal to call for help.
Determining that waiting for rescue is too risky, Kate decides to venture through the woods to get back home despite the storm and her cold, injured state.

SparknotesAI