Greenwich Park

Helen bumps into Rachel a lot. Helen meets Katie for lunch, but there’s a wait. Rachel happens to be there, reading Katie’s latest article about the rape case in the newspaper. She invites Helen and Katie to join her. Rachel asks Katie about the rape case, and Helen is once again bothered by how similar it is to what happened when she was in Cambridge—two wealthy, privileged young men raping a young girl. Rachel goes outside to smoke twice during lunch. Near the end, Rachel leaves £50 in cash before the bill comes. This is too much for her lunch, and Helen is confused about how Rachel has so much cash.

Helen gives up trying to see her work friends. One day, she’s sorting through closets and finds a box of Daniel’s belongings from college. Inside, she finds a photograph of herself, Daniel, Serena, and Rory after a college play that Serena, Daniel, and Rory were in.

Helen recalls Serena’s bachelorette weekend years ago. Everyone was drinking a lot, but Helen was pregnant, so she didn’t drink and mostly stayed home alone.