In Chap­ter 119 of “All the Col­ors of the Dark,” the nar­ra­tive cen­ters around Saint, who finds her­self at a motel along High­way 33, enveloped in steam from her hot bath. Out­side, the world is vast, yet she feels like a wan­der­ing trav­el­er, seek­ing solace in a phone call with Jim­my. Their con­ver­sa­tion reveals a sense of long­ing and con­nec­tion, with inti­ma­cy woven through mun­dane inquiries about dai­ly life and the well-being of loved ones.

The dia­logue touch­es on feel­ings of alien­ation, regret, and affec­tion, as Jim­my express­es his strug­gles and sense of inad­e­qua­cy. Saint reas­sures him, empha­siz­ing that he has­n’t let any­one down, urg­ing him to focus on his stud­ies. The con­ver­sa­tion, how­ev­er, quick­ly shifts to a tale of a infa­mous pirate, François l’Olonnais, illus­trat­ing themes of vengeance and kar­ma; Jim­my recounts l’Olonnais’s sav­age act of eat­ing a Span­ish cap­tain’s heart while Saint lis­tens with an amused yet pained heart.

Through­out the dia­logue, their his­to­ry is pal­pa­ble as they share their per­son­al dilem­mas: Sain­t’s search for belong­ing and a church com­mu­ni­ty, while Jim­my wres­tles with his emo­tions tied to her absence. Their affec­tion remains stead­fast despite the chal­lenges they face, marked by invi­ta­tions to recon­nect deeply. The char­ac­ter of “Patch” sur­faces dur­ing the call, evok­ing nos­tal­gia and under­ly­ing ten­sion as Saint feels the weight of their cir­cum­stances.

A notable moment occurs as Jim­my admits to see­ing Misty, evok­ing mem­o­ries of their past. This piv­otal point leads to a desire for con­fronta­tion, with Saint insist­ing on meet­ing in per­son, under­scored by the recog­ni­tion of their diver­gent paths—her role as a law­man and his rep­u­ta­tion as a pirate. The chap­ter ends on a poignant note, as both char­ac­ters acknowl­edge the heart­break inher­ent in their choic­es and inevitable con­fronta­tion, sug­gest­ing a pro­found con­nec­tion that tran­scends their cur­rent lives, filled with unre­solved feel­ings and loom­ing fate.