The Plot

Over the next few weeks, Talented Tom posts on Twitter that Jake is a plagiarist. Anna returns to New York to live with Jake. He isn’t suspicious of her willingness to move across the country, and takes her to celebrate Hanukkah with his family. Tweets from Talented Tom continue as Anna sublets her Seattle apartment and lands jobs in podcasting and radio in New York. She also introduces Jake to people who aren’t writers, cooks for him, takes him to plays, and goes to book tour events with him.

All of Jake’s friends and family like Anna, and she encourages Jake to spend more time with his parents. Jake believes that Anna does not use Twitter, prefers face-to-face interactions with other people, and that she only uses other social media for work. Jake doesn’t talk about the threats from Talented Tom with her; he feels haunted but unable to do anything about it. 

Talented Tom’s Tweets do not attract attention, so Tom creates a Facebook account. Tom’s first post there gets so much attention that Jake’s agent calls Jake in for a meeting. Everyone at the publisher thinks Talented Tom is lying, but she wants Jake to talk to the publisher’s legal counsel.