![]() ![]() Jess meets young and seemingly-nervous Mimi, the fourth-floor occupant, along with her roommate, Camille. The penthouse is the domain of Sophie, an elegant, fabulously rich, older woman married to an absent Jacques. The narrative takes off from there as Jess works to get answers from the residents of a building swanky enough to have a concierge and one occupant per floor. ![]() ![]() She resolves to find Ben or at least learn what has happened to him. Jess finds a broken chain on the floor - one that held a St. Her brother is nowhere to be found, yet his wallet is there and his cat has blood on its fur. She finagles her way into the high-security building and then into Ben’s third-floor apartment. ![]() This, after he’d been in touch with specific directions only hours ago. He doesn’t answer at the locked-gate entry or respond to her calls or texts. The mystery accelerates when Jess arrives at her brother’s address. She reflects on how fortunate Ben was to have been adopted by a great family and receive a prestigious education. Her life is a mess and has been since they were orphaned and she was forced into foster care. She’s broke, speaks no French and is seeking refuge with her brother. She’s running from an unnamed situation in Brighton, England. Jess enters the story as she makes her way from the Gare du Nord to the address her brother reluctantly supplied her. ![]()
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