How It All Goes Down
Amy Elliott Dunne—The Night of the Return
- We now switch directly to Amy's perspective. She says that when Nick turns around and sees her there, he looks frightened that she overheard his side of the phone call. Still, she's bent on not letting him out of this so easily—whether he realizes it or not, he meant all the things he said on the Internet and television. To Amy, there's no way that they could be in love the way they were and have it not be real.
- Contrary to Tanner's advice, Amy and Nick don't play nice. Amy accuses Nick of giving up and not trying anymore with their marriage, while Nick accuses Amy of not loving him and says their whole marriage is a sick manipulation act as they gradually (metaphorically) poison each other. He actually breaks down and begs her to divorce him—Amy, unsurprisingly, refuses, and Nick says he'll do it anyway.
- As usual though, Amy has to have the last word. Would anyone really want to marry a guy who was accused of murder? No way. Nick would be marked for life as "that guy suspected of killing Amazing Amy." And if he wants to settle down with a "normal" girl and have a "normal" life, it should only take thinking about Andie and how that turned out to make him realize what a bad idea that is. A name calling battle then ensues, and Amy's biggest insult—that Nick is his dad—takes the cake. Nick wraps his hands around her neck and tries to choke her.