leaving oscar's cabin, nigel meets mimi and they kiss. afterwards, he finds fiona in the bar flirting with a young man. she warns nigel not to stray too far, and that anything he can do, she can do better. nigel goes to oscar, who continues his narration. after two years of parties and one-night stands, he drunkenly stepped in front of a vehicle. to his surprise, mimi came to visit him in the hospital where he was recovering from minor injuries and a fractured femur. mimi shook hands with him, then pulled him out of his bed and left him hanging in his traction device. having become paraplegic this way, oscar had no choice but to let mimi move in with him again and take care of him. she reveled in dominating and humiliating him, seducing men in front of him. when oscar was desperate and wanted to die, she gave him a gun as a birthday present. having experienced highs and lows together, they realized they needed each other and actually got married.