44 pages 1 hour read

Freida McFadden

Ward D

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

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Chapter 49-EpilogueChapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 49 Summary

Amy returns to Will’s room before Dr. Beck and Ramona enter. They mention Will’s hidden pills and ask him about Mary. Will sees a syringe in Ramona’s pocket and panics. He begins to fight, causing Dr. Beck and Ramona to restrain him. Ramona injects Will, and he slowly falls asleep. They put him to bed and take Amy out of the room.

Chapter 50 Summary

Dr. Beck tells Amy about folie a deux, a situation in which one person has a psychotic disorder and influences another person to believe their delusions. He implies Amy is experiencing this phenomenon. After he leaves, she locates Damon Sawyer’s chart and decides to read it.

Chapter 51 Summary

Amy learns Damon Sawyer has schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, as well as a history of pyromania. She learns he was brought to Ward D with his girlfriend after attempting to rob several banks with a beer bottle, and realizes Damon is Jade’s boyfriend, not Will.