Summary

The thirty-second chapter takes place on Sunday, June 10, 2018, and is titled “Celeste.” Benji goes with Shooter to Las Vegas for his bachelor party. Celeste visits her mother and then meets Merritt for lunch. Merritt tells her about Tag, and Celeste urges her to end the affair. Celeste considers confessing about Shooter, but cannot bring herself to. She goes home and falls asleep, and when she wakes up Shooter is at her door. He kisses her, and she kisses him back, but then she makes him leave.

The thirty-third chapter takes place on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 5:15 p.m. and is titled “Nantucket.” Nick hopes to figure out if someone slipped Merritt a pill with the intention of killing her by interviewing Featherleigh. None of the drinks left out on the table where Merritt, Tag, Featherleigh, and Thomas were sitting showed evidence of drugs, but Featherleigh...