Chapter 8

Contains spoilers

Overview

Millie grocery-shops with Nina’s credit card and returns to help from Enzo, who abruptly leaves after an upstairs noise. Nina tightens control: she forbids guests, specifically bans Enzo, and confronts Millie for lying about glasses after snooping in the attic bathroom. The power imbalance and Millie’s isolation intensify.

Summary

Millie restocks the ravaged kitchen, using Nina’s credit card loaded onto her phone. Reflecting on meager prison meals, she splurges on high-quality ingredients for the Winchesters, planning to teach herself steak prep. She returns to the house, parking on the street per Nina’s rule.

Struggling with four heavy grocery bags, Millie gets unexpected help from Enzo, the neighboring landscaper. He carries everything inside, shows concern, and his earlier warning of danger lingers in Millie’s mind. When a noise sounds from upstairs, Enzo abruptly leaves, heightening her unease.

Nina descends in a white pants suit and immediately questions the voices Millie was speaking to. She imposes strict boundaries: no guests without permission and advance notice, and any visitors must remain in Millie’s room. When Millie explains Enzo only carried groceries, Nina’s demeanor hardens; she bans Enzo from entering, citing cleanliness and control over the house.

Nina then challenges Millie about her glasses, revealing she was in the attic bathroom and saw no contact solution. Cornered, Millie admits she lied about wearing contacts. Nina warns her not to lie again and orders her to clean the living room, accusing her of flirting with the landscaper, before leaving and slamming the door—underscoring Nina’s surveillance and dominance.

Who Appears

  • Millie
    Live-in maid; shops with Nina’s card, accepts Enzo’s help, admits lying about glasses, endures Nina’s new rules.
  • Nina
    Employer; bans guests and Enzo, snoops attic bathroom, confronts Millie’s lie, asserts strict control over the household.
  • Enzo
    Landscaper neighbor; carries groceries in, seems concerned, abruptly leaves after an upstairs noise.
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