Summary

In Chapter 45, Magda asked Stefan why they had not heard from Rudi. Stefan supposed it was because Rudi was seeing Fay. Thinking Rudi was "rather a wolf," Magda worried he would break Fay's heart (163).

Meanwhile, while Rudi and Fay were on a date, Rudi wondered about the rest of Fay's story. Though she had already revealed many heartbreaking details, he worried she was nervous to share the rest. He suggested she tell him more over dinner, joking about his "own disgraceful past" (167). Fay felt comforted.

In Chapter 46, Patty woke up, sick and despairing. She vomited. At Goode's, she still felt ill. Suddenly she realized what she and Frank had done and his disappearance "might be connected" (169). Meanwhile, Lisa and Fay noticed an unkempt man lurking in their department. When Patty saw him, she fainted. The man said he was Patty's husband. Patty woke...