Preparation For The Next Life

Skinner is taken to a precinct in Chinatown where he is booked for assault. None of the police officers will listen to Skinner about Jimmy. When one of the arresting officers takes Skinner to get his mugshot, Skinner tells him that he is a veteran and that the person they should be arresting is Jimmy. They put him back in the holding cell for a while with several other people. Eventually, one of the officers learns of Jimmy’s criminal history and tells Skinner that he can leave with a scheduled court date. Skinner makes his way to Zou Lei’s apartment and is told that she is not there.

Earlier that morning, after Skinner had left, Zou Lei heard someone trying to get into Skinner’s room. A man outside the door told her to open it, but she refused, claiming that Skinner was sleeping. The man—revealed to be Jimmy—unlocked the door with Mrs. Murphy’s keys and entered Skinner’s room. He approached Zou Lei and forced her down onto Skinner’s bed. Zou Lei fought against him and escaped his hold. Terrified, Zou Lei ran from the Murphys’ household without her shoes or any of her belongings. She ran for as long as she could, believing that Skinner would find her and help her.