Great Circle

Hadley shoots the film about Marian’s life. Following the leaked video of Alexei and Hadley’s kiss, she is forbidden from speaking to the press. She shoots a scene set in a London nightclub, where she dances with the actor playing Eddie. In the scene, Marian is falling in love with her friend Ruth’s husband. She thinks about the fallout from the leaked video: Alexei has taken time away from her to deal with his family, and Hugo warned her that she has become a “toxic asset” (337). Unsure of herself, she had called Redwood. Their conversation helped her, but it still left her uncertain about his romantic intentions toward her. 

In February 1943, Jamie begins his painting assignment in Alaska. He is told to “express if you can, realistically or symbolically, the essence or spirit of war” (340). On the base, he paints everything around him. He eats the rationed meat and drinks alcohol because it seems “impossible not to” (341). He leaves Alaska and travels closer to the actual action of the war, continuing to paint. During the American invasion of Japan, he rides along on bombing missions and finds himself on the tail end of the landing mission in Attu.