Summary

Chapter 1 is narrated by Tate. It takes place in the present. Tate is surprised when Samuel, who calls himself Cap, already knows her name even though she is just moving into her brother’s apartment. Cap is an elderly man who is employed to push the elevator call button for residents. He refers to himself as a flight captain because he sends people up into the air. Tate smiles at his reference because her brother and father are both pilots.

Tate is disturbed when a married man who tries to flirt with her on the elevator also knows her name. Things appear to be even worse when she discovers a drunk man asleep against the door to her brother’s apartment. Tate struggles with the man to get into the apartment. Once she is inside with the door locked, she realizes she left...