Do You Remember?

Tess reads the letter she wrote to herself, still shaking from waking up next to a stranger. She’s shocked by the scar on her scalp and by the fact that the wedding photo in her and Graham’s bedroom is “smashed to pieces” yet still on display (127). Tess doesn’t want to be near him. Walking into the bathroom, she sees the writing on her thigh: “Graham is drugging you” (128). She doesn’t know what to believe, especially when she realizes that she’s locked in the house.

Graham gives Tess her phone, and she meets Ziggy, instantly falling in love with the dog. She suspects that his name is a secret message she sent herself, but she’s not sure what it means. When Graham serves her a burned breakfast of bacon and eggs, she swaps their plates when he’s not looking. When he steps into the living room, she quickly dials 911, saying her husband is holding her hostage. When Graham returns to the table, Tess asks how they met; he says he saved her life, giving her the Heimlich maneuver in a restaurant. When he pours her a glass of pomegranate juice, she’s instantly disgusted, though he says she drank two glasses yesterday.