In Chap­ter 75 of “We Solve Mur­ders,” Bon­nie Gre­gor finds her­self rem­i­nisc­ing while lying in her child­hood bed, gaz­ing at a ceil­ing paint­ed to resem­ble the night sky. This celes­tial scene was cre­at­ed by her father when she was young and once filled her with a sense of won­der. How­ev­er, after his death, those moments turned into reflec­tions of loss and long­ing for him. Tonight, as she pre­pares for her flight tomor­row from Heathrow, she reflects on her plan­ning, deter­mined to arrive well ahead of time. Her neigh­bor gen­er­ous­ly offers to dri­ve her for petrol mon­ey, shar­ing her excite­ment for the upcom­ing trip.

With the kids sleep­ing near­by, Bon­nie rehears­es her lines for a per­for­mance, cre­ative­ly mus­ing on paint and its vibrant asso­ci­a­tions with hap­pi­ness. Exper­i­ment­ing with phras­es such as “bosh” and “splosh,” she aims to craft the per­fect catch­phrase. She feels par­tic­u­lar­ly con­fi­dent about her idea tying paint to hap­pi­ness — “a tin of paint is a tin of hap­pi­ness.” The antic­i­pa­tion for her trip is pal­pa­ble, and she has also received part of her pay­ment from Vivid Viral Media, spark­ing a mix of exhil­a­ra­tion and curios­i­ty about how the com­plex pay­ment sys­tem works.

Bon­nie trea­sures the “Good Luck” cards from her loved ones, feel­ing buoyed by their sup­port. She plans to wake ear­ly to pre­pare break­fast for her fam­i­ly, con­fi­dent in her abil­i­ty to man­age every­thing before depar­ture. These thoughts bring a sense of calm as she con­tem­plates shar­ing her new adven­ture with her father while fly­ing above the stars. As she pre­pares for bed, the mem­o­ries of her dad paint­ing the stars dance in her mind, under­scor­ing the love and care he instilled in her child­hood.

Ulti­mate­ly, Bon­nie’s reflec­tions lead to a reas­sur­ing sense of peace, con­firm­ing her abil­i­ty to bring joy and safe­ty to her loved ones. She sees her­self embrac­ing her jour­ney and imag­in­ing the excit­ing pos­si­bil­i­ties that await, con­tem­plat­ing what could be in the mys­te­ri­ous leather holdall packed for the trip. Her eyes grow heavy with sleep as she dreams of the future and the adven­tures that lie ahead.

In Chap­ter 75 of “All the Col­ors of the Dark,” Patch arrives at the Mey­er res­i­dence, where he encoun­ters Misty stand­ing at the foot of a wind­ing dri­ve­way before a grand white colo­nial home. Misty’s sim­ple red dress cap­tures Patch’s atten­tion, awak­en­ing emo­tions that he attempts to sup­press. As he presents her with flow­ers, she informs him of her moth­er’s wor­ry over his arrival. Mrs. Mey­er, tall and severe, greets Patch with a light hand­shake and leads him towards the house, where she engages him in con­ver­sa­tion about var­i­ous plants in her gar­den, show­cas­ing her pas­sion for hor­ti­cul­ture and the grandeur of their estate.

As they enter the home, Mr. Mey­er meets them with a firm hand­shake. Stand­ing at six-two, he projects a com­mand­ing pres­ence while simul­ta­ne­ous­ly main­tain­ing a wel­com­ing smile. The din­ing room, filled with antique decor, pro­vides an opu­lent set­ting where Patch endures a lav­ish five-course meal. Through­out din­ner, he observes Misty’s inter­ac­tions with her par­ents. Her father dis­cuss­es sports, while her moth­er brings up the arts, lead­ing to a spir­it­ed exchange about Misty’s aspi­ra­tions in pol­i­tics, influ­enced by her pre­vi­ous involve­ment in a cam­paign.

The con­ver­sa­tion takes a live­ly turn as Misty play­ful­ly argues with her moth­er about the polit­i­cal impli­ca­tions of a his­tor­i­cal court case. Patch, some­what an out­sider, nav­i­gates the dis­course while try­ing to fit in, ask­ing about cul­tur­al events like “Swan Lake.” Mrs. Mey­er shares her fond mem­o­ries of attend­ing a per­for­mance, reveal­ing her sophis­ti­cat­ed tastes. How­ev­er, amidst the dis­cus­sion and the meal, Patch’s thoughts drift to Grace, a fig­ure that cap­ti­vates him and draws his atten­tion away from the present moment. The inter­ac­tions in this chap­ter encap­su­late a tense yet live­ly fam­i­ly atmos­phere, reflect­ing the com­plex­i­ties of social dynam­ics and per­son­al aspi­ra­tions inter­twined with Patch’s inner tur­moil.