Nick is a tired tired bear by the end of the 29th. It starts early, ends late, and contains the dramatic conclusion to the two strands of this story.
The Wynant-Jorgensen saga culminates in a late night brawl, as Nora appears to supersede Mimi's position as care giver and guardian to Dorothy. A fit, or episode of some sort fully takes over Mimi until she is brought back to stability.
As I read it this time, I noticed Nora's reaction, with her eyes black with anger, and face set. Nora's faced dangerous situations through out the story, but this seems like the one thats rattled her the most. I suppose the world of crime wasn't as viscerally present as a fancy person's home that they've visited before? Its a bleak tableau, as Mimi rocks away as the Charleses leave.
The next big moment for me was Gilbert's faltering from his wounds. He's trying to be his own person, but he is quite literally damaged by the schemes of his parents and the general generation before him, and it traps him in the Jorgensen household, at least for now.
But the other big strand is, y'know, the moider and its resultant investigation. The lies, planted evidence, letters and cab chases all amount to a lot, and I'm sure there's a lot to be said about it. I think there's something to be said about respect, and what the act of withholding information conveys. It pops up everywhere, with Alice Quinn, with Guild, with Macaulay, and with a foil for everyone else, Mimi. She's like a lying tornado that adds a little hazard to the Mario Kart course that is New York City.
The crime is solved here, and I hope that Nick gets a nice lie in and early night in as well. There's the last bit tomorrow, and we'll see how Hammett wraps everything up.