▁the ▁building . ▁She ▁stays ▁with ▁Joe , ▁but ▁soon ▁begins ▁to ▁question ▁her ▁choice ▁as ▁she ▁starts ▁taking ▁her ▁b ip olar ▁med s ▁again . ▁After ▁some ▁close ▁sc rap es , ▁Joe ▁and ▁Kar en ▁manage ▁to ▁s ne ak ▁Con nor ▁away ▁from ▁Jam ie , ▁and ▁Joe ▁announ ces ▁they ' re ▁leaving ▁the ▁Ch ats worth ▁estate , ▁although ▁Kar en ▁is ▁becoming ▁increasing ly ▁un sett led ▁at ▁both ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁future ▁with ▁Joe ▁and ▁the ▁feeling ▁that ▁Joe ' s ▁decided ▁what ▁will ▁happen ▁without ▁giving ▁her ▁a ▁choice . ▁She ▁conf ides ▁her ▁wor ries ▁to ▁Ian ▁Gall ag her , ▁who ▁s ne aks ▁into ▁the ▁tr unk ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁right ▁before ▁they ▁leave ▁the ▁estate , ▁wor ried ▁for ▁Kar en ▁and ▁Con nor . ▁As ▁Kar en ' s ▁doub ts ▁r attle ▁Joe , ▁she ▁is ▁subject ed ▁to ▁ver bal ▁and ▁finally ▁physical ▁ab use . ▁When ▁Kar en ▁attempts ▁to ▁call ▁Jam ie , ▁telling ▁Joe ▁this ▁was ▁all ▁a ▁mistake ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁go ▁home ▁and ▁fix ▁things , ▁Joe ▁begins ▁str ang ling ▁her . ▁Ian ▁gets ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁tr unk , ▁and ▁repeatedly ▁hits ▁Joe ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁while ▁in ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁self ▁defense ▁until ▁he ▁releases ▁her ▁and ▁falls ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁T elling ▁Kar en ▁to ▁take ▁Con nor ▁back ▁and ▁do ▁whatever ▁it ▁takes ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁work ▁with ▁Jam ie ,