No Second Chance

Marc, Rachel, and Katarina drive towards the motel in Union City, NJ. Rachel, inspired by Katarina and Verne, finally talks about the death of her husband. Rachel did not love Jerry, but things escalated when he ceased his manic depression medication. Jerry committed suicide by gunshot when he was served with divorce papers. Rachel found his body with a suicide note that simply referred to Rachel with a single derogatory expletive. Jerry’s son from his previous marriage has cerebral palsy and needs expensive care. Jerry’s life insurance policy did not cover suicide, which would ruin his son financially, so Rachel had Jerry’s friend Pistillo stage the scene as if she accidentally shot Jerry as an intruder. People in the FBI thought she murdered Jerry, but Rachel could not reveal Jerry’s suicide and the ensuing coverup, so she left the FBI. Marc remains silent as they finish their journey.

Katarina speaks in Serbian to the motel clerk until she is sent to the correct room (271). The pregnant girl, Tatiana, says she is 16 but looks younger. Though afraid, she hands Katarina a pager number that she was given for emergencies. Marc proposes a rash plan, including possibly torturing the pager’s owner.