57 pages 1 hour read

Colleen Oakley

The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

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Chapters 9-15Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 9 Summary

Tanner researches Louise but can’t find anything on Google about the Louise Wilt she is living with. On a call with Jules, she finds out that Louise keeps her gun unloaded and locked in her nightstand. Tanner drives Louise to her physical therapy appointment, worried about a clicking sound being made by the engine and suspicious that August didn’t fix it when he worked on the car. Tanner tries to relax and put her worry out of her mind and gets ready for her date with August. He stands her up, which disappoints her, so when cocktail hour begins, Louise offers her a drink. Tanner doesn’t drink but eventually accepts a vodka tonic. She has a stilted conversation with Louise about her soccer career and school but doesn’t tell her what happened at the frat party.

She turns on the news as Louise goes to the bathroom. There is a special report about a 48-year-old cold case, a robbery of $3 million worth of cash and jewels. The new suspect is Patricia Nichols, who is suspected to be living in Atlanta. They release a photo of Patricia with age-progression software, and Tanner stops dead. It looks just like Louise.