What Lies Between Us

Still reeling after the news of Jon’s death, Nina examines the tattoo inside her lip. It reads “Lolita,” referring to a character from a book by the same name, written by Vladimir Nabokov, one of Jon’s favorites. Jon encouraged Nina to get the tattoo but laughed off her suggestion that he have “Heathcliff,” Nina’s favorite literary character, tattooed in the same place.

Nina begins to read more about Jon’s death. She stops after coming across an article that misrepresents events, at least from her perspective. Jon was incarcerated 23 years earlier when he was convicted for the murder of his girlfriend. Nina refuses to believe that Jon killed the girl in question or that she was his girlfriend, since Nina considered herself to be Jon’s girlfriend. Nina and Jon began their relationship when she was 14 and he was 22. When he learned her age, Jon’s interest in Nina only increased. Now, years later, Nina blames Maggie for Jon’s conviction and death since she prevented Nina from coming to Jon’s defense.

Back in her room after dinner, Maggie thinks about Hunter’s death, which comes as a relief to her. She views Hunter as a sexual predator and celebrated his conviction.