Chapter 52

Contains spoilers

Overview

Quillizabeth visits as a staged prospective tenant, but delivers a shocking warning that Blake will kill Krista. Whitney keeps the scene in front of Blake to heighten impact, then steps outside where Quillizabeth insists the vision is real. Shaken but dismissive, Whitney pays her and sends her away, reaffirming her plan to kill Blake herself.

Summary

Whitney prepares cookies and dusts flour on her shirt as an excuse to leave Blake alone with Quillizabeth, the psychic she recruited to visit under the guise of renting. When Whitney returns, Blake looks desperate to end the interaction, and Quillizabeth abruptly declares the place too small and refuses to rent.

Quillizabeth asks to speak privately with Whitney, but Whitney presses her to speak in front of Blake. Quillizabeth blurts out that Blake is going to kill Whitney (whom she calls Krista), saying he will stab her with a kitchen knife in the living room. Blake reacts with panic and tries to usher Quillizabeth out, while Quillizabeth recoils and insists her visions are never wrong.

Whitney escorts Quillizabeth outside intending to tip her, pleased by the performance as setup for Amanda’s upcoming viewing. Outside, Quillizabeth urgently insists that her warning was not an act and describes a powerful vision of Blake crouched over Whitney’s dead body and blood on the floor. She grips Whitney’s wrist and tells her to leave immediately.

Whitney is unsettled by Quillizabeth’s certainty but ultimately rejects the warning, asserting she is fine and ending the conversation. After some hesitation, Quillizabeth departs with a fearful look. Whitney watches to make sure she leaves the block.

Alone, Whitney reflects that although she thought psychic visions were fake, Quillizabeth might have a real gift because something terrible will happen in the house. Whitney closes the chapter by confirming her intention: it will not be Blake killing her, but Whitney standing over Blake’s body.

Who Appears

  • Whitney (alias Krista)
    narrator and orchestrator; stages the psychic visit, dismisses the warning, and confirms her plan to kill Blake.
  • Blake
    Whitney’s partner; reacts with panic and relief during Quillizabeth’s warning and wants her gone.
  • Quillizabeth
    psychic; warns that Blake will stab Whitney in the living room, insists the vision is genuine, and leaves reluctantly.
  • Amanda Lenhart
    target tenant; does not appear but is expected imminently to view the room, referenced as part of Whitney’s plan.
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