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There Are No Saints
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Chapters 25-32Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death, death by suicide, rape, sexual violence, graphic violence, child abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual content.
Chapter 25 Summary: “Cole”
Marcus York calls Cole, reminding him about the sculpture submission deadline and mentioning that Alastor Shaw has already submitted sketches. Cole reflects on neglecting his work while obsessively watching Mara, as well as his reluctance to design things he cannot build entirely by himself.
This reminds him of Mara’s desire to see his studio, which motivates him to clean the space and position a central drafting table. As he works, Cole imagines Mara offering insight into his unfinished sculptures and then fantasizes about Mara restrained on the drafting table, concluding that he would need to design and build custom machinery specifically for her body.
Chapter 26 Summary: “Mara”
On Halloween night, Mara and her roommate Erin prepare their costumes—Medusa and Poison Ivy, respectively—while discussing relationships. Cole, dressed as a stone warrior, picks Mara up for a party in Russian Hill. At the event, Sonia reveals that Cole smashed his valuable Olgiati solar model on the day he hung Mara’s painting; Sonia doesn’t understand the significance, but Mara realizes that Cole must have been intensely jealous.
Cole and Mara share a passionate moment dancing and kissing until Shaw, dressed as Rambo, interrupts them, gleefully recognizing that Mara is alive.
