In Chap­ter 61 of We Solve Mur­ders, Amy is engulfed by anx­i­ety, her thoughts con­sumed by the loom­ing threats that have fol­lowed her since the deaths of Steve and oth­ers. These trag­ic loss­es serve as a grim reminder of the dan­ger­ous world she’s immersed in, forc­ing her to con­front the dark­er aspects of the life she leads. As she strug­gles with the emo­tion­al weight of the sit­u­a­tion, she con­tin­ues to rely on her honed instincts and the skills she has devel­oped over the years. Eddie Flood, who has been involved in numer­ous lethal schemes and proved him­self to be a for­mi­da­ble adver­sary, remains a con­stant pres­ence in her mind. Despite the tur­moil she faces, Amy is deter­mined to con­front Eddie and take con­trol of her fate, aware that he pos­es a sig­nif­i­cant threat that can­not be ignored. She under­stands that sur­viv­ing this ordeal will require not just phys­i­cal strength, but men­tal acu­ity, and she steels her­self for the chal­lenge ahead.

Amy’s resolve leads her to Dublin Air­port, where she waits, con­cealed in a stolen Mer­cedes, close­ly observ­ing the taxi queue in antic­i­pa­tion of Eddie’s arrival. She expects him to be on flight F716A, and her instincts tell her that after a night of rest, Eddie will make his way to Cork. As she waits in tense silence, her mind occa­sion­al­ly wan­ders to Jeff Nolan, con­sid­er­ing whether his involve­ment in the recent mur­ders might have more lay­ers than she first sus­pect­ed. How­ev­er, Amy quick­ly dis­miss­es the thought, reas­sured by her belief that Jeff would not want to harm her direct­ly. Instead, her focus remains on Eddie, know­ing that any move she makes will be piv­otal in the dan­ger­ous game she is now play­ing. The pres­sure of the sit­u­a­tion weighs heav­i­ly on her, but she stays focused, pre­pared for what­ev­er may come.

The atmos­phere in the air­port becomes increas­ing­ly charged with ten­sion as Amy forces her­self to remain calm. Just when she begins to let her guard down slight­ly, a dis­trac­tion arrives in the form of a pho­to sent by Rosie, show­ing her and Steve enjoy­ing their time at the hotel bar. The image pro­vides a brief, almost fleet­ing sense of nor­mal­cy and con­nec­tion, but it quick­ly fades as real­i­ty crash­es back in. The ten­sion mounts again when Amy’s worst fear becomes a reality—Eddie appears, and with­out warn­ing, he opens fire from behind a car, dis­rupt­ing her momen­tary sense of relief. The blast of gun­fire forces Amy into action, her instincts kick­ing in as she nar­row­ly avoids being hit. The nar­row escape is a stark reminder of the lethal dan­ger she faces, and as the sit­u­a­tion esca­lates, it becomes clear that Amy is now in the mid­dle of a high-stakes con­fronta­tion where sur­vival is not guar­an­teed.

Eddie’s skill as a marks­man is evi­dent, but Amy’s quick reflex­es and deter­mi­na­tion sur­prise him. As he con­tin­ues his assault, Amy fights back with unex­pect­ed agili­ty, coun­ter­at­tack­ing in a moment of pure sur­vival instinct. With her heart rac­ing, she makes a split-sec­ond deci­sion to flee the scene, div­ing into a near­by taxi. The dri­ver, sens­ing the chaos and urgency sur­round­ing her, doesn’t hes­i­tate to accel­er­ate, speed­ing away from the dan­ger as fast as pos­si­ble. Amy instructs the dri­ver to take her to the Tem­ple Bar Hotel, stay­ing low in the back seat to avoid being seen. As the cab races through the streets, anoth­er gun­shot rings out, shat­ter­ing the rear win­dow. The sound of the glass break­ing only height­ens the sense of dan­ger, but Amy remains focused on escap­ing and sur­viv­ing. The sit­u­a­tion has become even more pre­car­i­ous, but Amy’s quick think­ing and fast actions ensure she has a chance to regroup and avoid imme­di­ate harm.

This chap­ter not only demon­strates Amy’s resource­ful­ness but also reveals the depth of her resolve. Despite being caught in a life-or-death strug­gle, Amy’s deter­mi­na­tion shines through, show­ing that she will not back down eas­i­ly. Her abil­i­ty to stay com­posed under pres­sure, even when fac­ing lethal threats, high­lights her strength as a char­ac­ter. The chap­ter con­cludes with Amy still reel­ing from the encounter, but also with a sense of cau­tious opti­mism. Though she has nar­row­ly escaped death, the bat­tle is far from over. Amy knows that Eddie, and those like him, will not stop com­ing after her, and she will have to con­tin­ue out­smart­ing them to stay alive. The stakes have been raised, and as the ten­sion con­tin­ues to build, it becomes clear that Amy’s fight for sur­vival will be long and dif­fi­cult. The chal­lenges ahead are daunt­ing, but her courage and deter­mi­na­tion will be key in over­com­ing them.