hɜː bɹˈʌðɚ hjˈuːɡoʊ mˈɛnʃənz ðæt nˈɛstə hæd wˈʌns mˌeɪd ɐ pˈæs æt hˌɪm ænd ˈælɪs bɪɡˈɪnz tə səspˈɛkt ðæt hɜːɹ ˈoʊn fˈɑːðɚɹ ɪz pˈeɪɪŋ hˈʌʃ mˈʌni tə nˈɛstə ænd ðæt æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm ʃiː ɪz bˌiːɪŋ pˈɔɪzənd.
Her brother Hugo mentions that Nesta had once made a pass at him and Alice begins to suspect that her own father is paying hush money to Nesta and that at the same time she is being poisoned.