After visiting her aspirational long-distance boyfriend in Italy, writer Arabella returns to London, where she is greeted by a deluge of frantic messages from her literary agents. With a matter…

Three months earlier, Terry visits Arabella in Ostia, Italy, where she’s living large on her agents’ dime. After procuring party favors, Arabella and Terry each have a wild night of…

A tumultuous day finds Arabella reassessing a sexual encounter with Zain and, following a promising new lead in the investigation, opening up to Biagio about her assault. Later, after a…

Reeling from a demoralizing development in the investigation, Arabella hatches a risky plan to “spark joy” – and convinces an adverse Terry to bankroll it. Still navigating the fallout of…