Adam Wheeler ends a productive workday feeling satisfied with his deals and looking ahead to a Tuesday trip to Dubai for a diamond conference. He reflects on how different he is from many of his colleagues: while they head out for gambling, drinking, and hookups, Adam prefers a quiet night with room service and a film. Amy had originally been meant to join him in Dubai, but her work with Rosie D’Antonio has been extended, and Adam misses her while accepting that both of them are driven by demanding careers.

As Adam settles in to watch Rampage 5, his thoughts keep returning to Amy and to the life they have built together. He remembers how they began their relationship at a time when neither of them wanted a conventional domestic future, yet both were certain they wanted to stay together. Adam recalls explaining their commitment in the language of finance, as a kind of emotional “call option,” and he reflects that despite the unusual terms, their marriage is real, loving, and based on patience and mutual trust.

While half-watching the film, Adam receives a text from Amy, and his mood lifts immediately. Amy asks whether Adam will be in Dubai on Tuesday, then quickly reveals why she is asking: she wants him to go to Al-Awir Prison and speak to Courtney Lewis, who is being held on smuggling charges. Amy tells Adam to let Courtney talk and to take notes, making clear that Adam is being drawn into her investigation because she cannot handle this lead herself.

Adam hopes for a longer conversation, but Amy says she cannot talk because she is drinking tequila with Adam’s father. Their brief exchange is affectionate and playful, including a joke about whether Amy has ever thrown a hand grenade from a helicopter. Even so, the practical result is clear: Adam agrees to visit the prison and help. By the end of the chapter, his ordinary business trip to Dubai has become part of Amy’s inquiry, showing both how much Adam trusts Amy and how the search for answers is widening to include him directly.