A Photo Finish

In a flashback, Violet marvels at the many responses she got to her topless picture. She finds Cole’s message (sent via the username Golddigger85) about a “proposition” intriguing and responds; he wants to receive photos or have short video chats several times a week. In exchange, he’ll send her $2,000 for every two weeks of their arrangement. He urges her to take time to think about the offer but emphasizes that he would remain “completely anonymous.” Though she initially doesn’t intend to accept his offer, she’s curious about his motivations for making it. They both confide their motivations: She posted because she wished to move out of her comfort zone; he made the offer because he wishes to stay inside his.

In the narrative present, Violet wakes the morning after her injury, forgetting her leg until she tries to roll over. She cringes in horror when she remembers the things she said to Cole the previous night. She struggles out of bed, seeking her painkillers; Cole snaps at her for getting up. She feels uncomfortable in his presence and laments that they’ll be forced into close proximity for a full month. She grows furious when he smirks, telling her that her painkillers are in a cabinet too high for her to reach.