Focuses on character perspectives and plot points related to mysterious deaths and disappearances in a place called "The Drowning Pool." Chapters are presented from the viewpoints of multiple characters like Jules, Josh, Patrick, Erin, Lena, Mark, Louise, Helen, and Nickie, offering fragmented insights into their memories, suspicions, and involvement with the central mystery surrounding Nel Abbott's death and the fate of other "troublesome women." The excerpts also touch upon themes of memory, family secrets, guilt, and the impact of past traumas on the present.