Summary

Lucia and Richard: Brooklyn. Narration describes the media coverage of the discovery of Kathryn’s body the following March, saying there were rumors of her having been killed as a sacrifice by some strange Mexican cult. That idea, narration suggests, came from, among other things, the discovery of the jaguar pendant, and also mistrust of Mexicans triggered by Donald Trump’s election campaign. Narration also describes how the coverage died down, flaring up again briefly in the aftermath of the discovery of Frank Leroy’s crimes (human trafficking) and his death in a shootout with authorities in Mexico. Finally, narration describes Lucia starting to make arrangements for Evelyn to return to New York: she has been desperate to see Frankie. As part of those arrangements, Lucia visits Cheryl Leroy, who confesses to Lucia that she killed Kathryn and hid the body in...