Brighton Rock: Part V, Chapter 4 Summary & Analysis

Ida and Phil are at the Cosmopolitan in a café called the Pompadour Boudoir. Ida is eating an éclair, savoring the sweetness and her newfound riches. She tells Phil that she will solve the mystery of Hale’s death if it’s the last thing she does. She knows right and wrong. Mr. Colleoni appears in the café for a moment, ordering fruit for his wife. Ida tells Phil they could have a grand time here. Phil blushes, realizing she means they could spend the night together. He goes to get their bags. Ida heads up to her room and undresses, waiting for Phil like a large, blossoming surprise. She nearly forgets Hale in her anticipation of the day’s delight.