invited by mimi, nigel, escaping from a bridge game, goes to meet her in her cabin, but it turns out she and oscar have played a joke on him. nigel wants to leave, but another session unfolds, with oscar describing how their hate/love relationship developed. bored, he tried to break up, but mimi begged him to let her live with him under any conditions. he complied, but started to explore sadistic fantasies at her expense, humiliating her in public. when mimi became pregnant, he made her have an abortion, saying that he would be a terrible father. when he visited her in hospital, he was shocked by her condition and almost relented in his attempts to drive her away. he promised her a holiday in the caribbean, but he got off the plane just before take off. mimi departed alone, crying.