After visiting her long-distance boyfriend in Italy, burgeoning writer Arabella returns to London, where her literary agents have left her several frantic messages; with mere hours left to finish, she is tempted to join a friend on a night out.

Arabella thinks about the hazy events of the previous night while having lunch with Terry, prompting her to probe Simon for answers; Arabella drops by Simon's apartment, only to find herself at an unwelcoming doorstep.

Terry visits Arabella in Ostia, Italy, where she's living large on her agents' money; after procuring party favors, Arabella and Terry each have a wild night of their own.

Two months after the incident, Arabella meets with a therapist who encourages her to find new ways to cope with her trauma; Arabella's book agents assign another client, Zain, to help her with the writing process.

The day finds Arabella reassessing a sexual encounter with Zain and, following a promising new lead in the investigation, opening up to Biagio about her assault.

Much to Terry's disapproval, Arabella attends a support group for rape and sexual assault survivors run by their high school acquaintance Theo; in a flashback to 2004, teenage Arabella and Terry intervene with a young Theo.