Summary

In "Animals," a week after Derek began work, "Dara arrived at the studio early" (70). Hearing a noise in Studio B, she peeked inside. Derek and Marie were having sex. Dara was shocked by Marie's appearance. For the rest of the day the image distracted Dara. She felt Marie was using her beautiful body for ugly things (74). Later, Dara complained to Charlie about Derek's constant presence. She wanted to tell him about what she had seen, but decided against.

In "Me and My Shadow," Dara confronted Marie. She had "two vivid bruises" on her collarbone (77). Marie was unbothered when Dara accused her of being with Derek. They had had sex several times already. She told Dara it had nothing to do with self control. No matter what Marie said, Dara felt there was "something missing" from her story (81). Marie said she had wanted Derek...