ed ▁trying ▁to ▁save ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁beach , ▁and ▁the ▁incident ▁has ▁ha unted ▁him ▁into ▁ad ul th ood . ▁To ▁V era ' s ▁dis may , ▁Lion el ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁Spanish ▁Roman i ▁shop keeper ' s ▁daughter , ▁Pa qu ita ▁María ▁S ánchez , ▁who ▁is ▁convinced ▁the ▁two ▁are ▁dest ined ▁to ▁be ▁together . ▁When ▁the ▁two ▁visit ▁the ▁Well ington ▁zoo ▁together ▁on ▁a ▁date , ▁V era ▁follows ▁them ▁and ▁is ▁bit ten ▁by ▁the ▁rat - mon key ▁which ▁attacked ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁mon keys , ▁and ▁though ▁she ▁appears ▁fine ▁initially , ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁she ▁grows ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁decre pit , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁her ▁e ating ▁her ▁own ▁ear ▁after ▁it ▁falls ▁off ▁in ▁a ▁cust ard ▁during ▁a ▁l unch ▁with ▁colle agues , ▁and ▁later ▁e ating ▁Pa qu ita ' s ▁dog . ▁She ▁appears ▁to ▁die ▁before ▁re anim ating ▁as ▁a ▁ra ven ous ▁z omb ie ▁and ▁killing ▁the ▁att ending ▁nur se ▁Mrs . ▁Mc T av ish , ▁who ▁also ▁returns ▁as ▁a ▁z omb ie , ▁before ▁Lion el ▁lo cks ▁them ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁and ▁keeps ▁them ▁sed ated ▁with ▁animal ▁tran qu il izers . ▁While ▁visit ing ▁Pa qu ita , ▁Lion el ▁is ▁given ▁a ▁pendant ▁for ▁luck ▁by ▁her ▁grand m other . ▁V era ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁break ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁bas ement ▁and ▁is ▁apparently ▁killed