Part II: Section 54 Summary

Kathy sees the sky turn from black to blue just before a strip of bright coral opens on the horizon outside her hospital window. She remembers the door opening and Behrani going for her throat. When she asks the detective in her hospital room what Behrani is going to be charged with, he responds that "Mr. Behrani is deceased." Kathy figures that if he's dead, Lester must have killed him. Another detective tells her that he hopes she's satisfied after having ruined Lester's career, that he'll be thrown to the hounds, and that she'll be imprisoned as well. A doctor recommends she not speak for at least another two weeks. Connie Walsh tells her that Lester is in custody and that Esmail is dead. Kathy sits by her window looking at her own reflection, dirty like that of a...