Believing Tess to be the author of One Night, Eden tracks her down and asks her about the crime at the heart of the novel. Confused by Eden's claims, Tess is horrified to realise that Simone has written an Anonymous novel about her rape.

Amidst the book's soaring success, fractures among the three friends deepen. Simone strives to reveal herself as the author, Hat fights to have the book removed from shelves, and Tess devises a revenge plan against the Calleys.