1Q84 Chapter Summary & Analysis - Part III, Chapter 22, Ushikawa Summary

Part III, Chapter 22, Ushikawa Summary

Ushikawa continues staking out Tengo's apartment. He knows Tengo has classes on Monday. Ushikawa also goes back to the playground to see if the two moons are still in the sky, and they are. He logically has to accept that two moons exist, but he tells himself he needs to figure out what to do about it. Back in his apartment, Ushikawa sees a woman come out of Tengo's building he has never before seen, wearing a black coat, and he takes some photos of her. As he goes to sleep that night, he thinks he hears a knock on the door.

The next day, Ushikawa has his film developed. The pictures of Fuka-Eri unnerve him. The mystery woman Ushikawa believes is Aomame. That night, Ushikawa is awakened by a man standing next to his sleeping bag, who chokes him out. He wonders if someone from Sakigake has been sent...
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