Bright Young Women

Tina tells Ruth that she plans to begin hosting the support group. Ruth realizes that Tina is the widow of a very wealthy and much older man. When Ruth arrives, she meets a woman named Janelle, who seems to be close with Tina, but she’s unclear about the nature of their relationship. Tina later confides that Janelle was supposed to accompany her to a conference in Aspen, Colorado, but has backed out; Janelle is married to a man, and feels ambivalent about her relationship with Tina. Ruth is astonished to learn that Tina has romantic relationships with women, but quickly offers to accompany her to Aspen.

The police ask Pamela if she wants to press charges against Roger; she’s hesitant because she doesn’t want to support the false belief that he was responsible for the attacks. Pamela decides to go to Colorado with Tina and invites Carl as well. She hopes they’ll find information to link The Defendant to the attack.

In Colorado, Tina, Carl, and Pamela meet with a prisoner named Gerald Stevens, who shared a cell with The Defendant for more than three months. Gerald reveals very little information, and they have only a few minutes to speak with him.