Alchemy of Secrets

Holland enters the Regal Hotel’s uncanny lobby, trying to blend in with the other guests. A decorative orange tree drops all its fruit, which bursts across the marble. Holland slips into the hotel’s bar, The Black and White, where bartenders garnish cocktails with similar oranges. Inside, she spots Adam Bishop, who has somehow fully recovered from his gunshot wound. Holland is drawn to Adam by a strange pull of familiarity. He dances with her and then insists that she owes him a drink. Adam orders a Sidecar and a Shirley Temple for Holland.

Four men in red ties, the hotel’s enforcers, enter the bar and accuse Holland of being unregistered. Adam steps in with authority, adds her to his guest list, and sends the men away. Adam tells Holland that as his guest, she must stay with him for 24 Regal hours.

Adam takes Holland to his penthouse suite. Holland notices a framed photo of Adam with a man he identifies as his estranged brother, Mason Bishop, before setting the frame face down. Holland recognizes Mason as the man she saw on the mezzanine at the Hollywood Roosevelt.

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