Chapters 16-17 Summary

In Chapter 16, without Katya, Nayir attends a bizarre to look for clues from the used cookbook found in Eric's abandoned apartment. As he locates the Ladies of Jeddah, he spots an origami stand with cranes and other figurines that match the crane that Nayir found in the backpack he found in the desert that is presumed to have been Nouf's. He asks the woman at the origami station what she knows about the crane.

Initially, she hesitates but then explains that she gave it to Eric when they were dating, that she was in love with him and wanted to have his babies. Nayir blushes at this statement and realizes that he is looking this woman right in the face. She is a western woman and is wearing jeans and a tank top. He expected this to bother him, but it...