46 pages 1 hour read

Lisa Unger

The New Couple in 5B

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

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Part 3, Chapters 25-34

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Part 3: “Act III”

Part 3, Chapter 25 Summary

As “Act 3” begins, Rosie loses her baby. Detective Crowe visits the apartment to question Rosie and Chad about Xavier’s death. Crowe reveals that Abi was not on duty, and that there are no recordings of the roof that night. He also reveals that Dana had plans to sue the couple over the apartment with evidence that they manipulated Ivan. She claimed to have a nurse, Betty Cartwright, who had witnessed the manipulation. Their lawyer Olivia insists that Rosie and Chad are artists with a clean criminal record. As Crowe leaves, he corrects her, saying that Chad’s record is not clear.

Part 3, Chapter 26 Summary

In 1963, Willa has sex with her lover in the apartment while Paul is at a writers’ retreat. Afterward, she thinks privately that she will never leave Paul and plans to end things permanently with her lover. As they leave to go out for the night, Willa sees Miles hiding in the shared service area foyer between the two apartments. Willa is horrified that her secret will become Windermere gossip, but her lover promises to take care of the situation. That night, Willa is awakened by Ella screaming in the hall as she finds Miles dead in the elevator shaft.

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