Sarah’s Key

Julia discusses her and Bertrand’s problem with Charla and her therapist. Her therapist advises her to think of the baby as her baby, too, and to come to a decision soon.

She goes to visit Mamé, and finds that Edouard is oddly there, too. After a while, he tells Julia that he must speak to her. He says that he knows that she’s still investigating the case and tells her to stop. Eventually, he reveals that he knew about the history of the apartment and about the family. He also met the young girl. “She came back,” he says, “to the rue de Saintonge. I was twelve years old. I’ll never forget Sarah Starzynski” (157). He seems less arrogant to Julia now.

Sarah and the old couple arrive at the rue de Saintonge, and Sarah immediately darts up the stairs toward her apartment. Madame Royer laughs when the old couple inquires about the Starzynski family. “Gone, Monsieur! Vanished!” she shouts (159).

Sarah finds a young boy who lives in her apartment. She rushes past him and forces her way into the apartment. The boy and his family rush after her.