VII Summary
Catherine reveals to Stephen that Jonathan broke into her hotel room, held her at knifepoint, forced her to pose for his photos, then repeatedly raped her before leaving. The next day, Jonathan did indeed drown saving Nicholas; Catherine had collected physical evidence of her rape, but got rid of it after Jonathan died, wanting her memory of the experience to die with him. As Catherine finishes her story, she realizes that Stephen has drugged her tea and collapses; Stephen then returns to the hospital tohug Nicholas, but relents when he awakens and calls for his mother. Stephen, finally accepting what Catherine told him, informs Robert, who is overcome with guilt. Catherine awakens and rushes to the hospital where she reunites with her family. In the aftermath, Stephen reclaims and burns all the copies of The Perfect Stranger, along with Jonathan's photos and Nancy's belongings. He discovers that one of the photos shows young Nicholas witnessing his mother's rape and contemplates sleeping. Unable to forgive Robert for what she's been through, Catherine chooses to divorce him, and later reconciles with Nicholas.
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When an intriguing novel appears at the bedside of a journalist whose career has been built on revealing transgressions, she is horrified to realize she's a key character in a long-buried story - one that exposes her darkest secret.