53 pages • 1 hour read
Catherine SteadmanSomething in the Water
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Chapters 38-41Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 38 Summary: “Tidying Up”
Back at the hotel, Erin cleans her room while thinking about what she learned from Mark and Patrick’s burner phones. Mark hired Patrick to follow Erin a few days after their honeymoon. Mark intended to take all the money for himself and continuously tried to convince Erin she “was in danger” (322).
Mark’s texts to Patrick explain the whole situation. Mark set up his own Swiss account to transfer money into. He wanted Erin to dump the diamonds so he could sell them himself, and he wanted the two million Euros for the USB to go to him, not Erin. She can’t believe it, but she can’t hide from the reality either.
After she cleans the hotel, Erin calls Eddie to get advice about making Mark look like a missing person. He walks her through the steps, and Erin goes home to start the process and “get my house in order” (325).
Chapter 39 Summary: “Missing Person”
Erin starts putting her life back together. She wonders how she missed the signs or if Mark “loved me really” (323). She puts the questions aside to focus on making sure she doesn’t take the fall for what Mark did. She continues to make it look like Mark just disappeared—leaving concerned messages on his phone, checking in with places he’s been, calling people he saw recently.
