Summary

In present day Berlin, Cal attends an art opening at the Neue Nationalgalerie half hoping to run into Julie. He lucks out when she stumbles upon him smoking a cigar. He is surprised when she accepts his challenge to smoke one and does so deftly. He finally gathers the courage to tell her the truth about himself. Though surprised, Julie is still willing to give it a shot with Cal. He takes her home and they slow dance and get into bed, each wondering if they will be the other person's last stop.

The story reverses to January, 1975. It is after Milton receives a series of Sunday morning phone calls from the kidnapper who backs his claim with details about the Stephanides family, demanding $25,000 in ransom. One night Milton sets out in his Cadillac Eldorado at 2am to deliver the money...