Too Late to Come Home, Nora Episode 9

Episode 9 · Owen, Nora, Adrian Hawthorne

Episode 9 recap

Owen lies on the floor and calls Nora on his smartwatch, but the phone rings unanswered at the campsite. He curls against the wall in pain during a rainstorm. On the third morning, Owen vomits sour liquid and collapses. Starving, he crawls to the refrigerator and eats spoiled rice. Driven by severe thirst, he drinks toilet water with a spoon, worsening his stomach cramps. Owen calls Nora, who answers coldly as he groans in pain.

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Episode 9 scene by scene

00:00: Unanswered Call on the Smartwatch
Owen lies on the apartment floor and taps Nora's photo on his smartwatch repeatedly to reach her. Miles away at the outdoor campsite, Nora's phone sits on a wooden picnic table, ringing loudly without anyone answering it.
00:07: Waiting in the Rain
Rain pours down outside the apartment windows as the storm continues. Owen huddles against the living room wall and clutches his painful stomach. He waits alone in the dark room, hoping Nora will return to him the following day.
00:14: Morning Collapse in the Hallway
Morning arrives on the third day of Owen being left alone. As he tries to move between the kitchen and the hallway, he suddenly vomits sour liquid onto the bare floor. His remaining strength gives out and he collapses.
00:22: Eating Spoiled Leftover Rice
Owen drags himself across the floor toward the kitchen refrigerator. Inside, all the stored food has already gone bad without power. Suffering from severe hunger cramps, he forces himself to swallow a small bite of spoiled leftover rice.
00:42: Drinking from the Toilet Bowl
Desperate from severe thirst, Owen crawls into the bathroom across the floor. He dips a spoon into the toilet bowl and drinks the standing water. The filthy water immediately triggers an intense surge of severe abdominal pain in his stomach.
00:49: A Painful Call to the Campsite
Owen reaches out on the floor to dial Nora on his smartphone. At the campsite, Nora finally picks up the ringing device and coldly asks what he wants. Owen can only groan into the receiver that his stomach hurts.

Key lines from episode 9

“Owen, what do you want from me?”
Nora · Nora answers Owen's call at the campsite with a cold and irritated tone.

“My stomach hurts...”
Owen · Owen groans into the receiver after eating spoiled rice and toilet water in agony.

“My stomach hurts...”
Owen · Owen weakly whimpers into the phone before the call can continue any further.

How episode 9 ends

The episode closes with Nora answering the phone with an irritated demand, while Owen lies curled on the floor whimpering in pain from spoiled food and toilet water. Will Nora realize how sick Owen has become and return home to help him, or will she dismiss his cries once again?