Kiss of the Spider Woman

Written entirely as a report by those surveilling her, this chapter focuses on what Molina does post-release. She met with family members, talked on the phone with friends, and spoke briefly with Gabriel a few times; however, their plans to meet up fell through, and the report notes that Gabriel seemed uninterested in further contact. At home, Molina’s attention seemed to drift toward the prison. Noting that Molina one day spent an hour waiting at a particular corner, the report says that while she did not seem aware of the surveillance, she was likely in contact with people who were. The next day, she withdrew all her money from the bank, and the day after that, she made a call from a public phone, agreeing to meet someone—presumably Valentin’s comrades—at a designated place. The police followed her to this location, but as they were in the process of arresting her for interrogation, there were shots from a passing vehicle; Molina was killed and an agent was wounded. The report speculates that Valentin’s group wanted to keep Molina from confessing important information; it also suggests that Molina was likely hoping either to escape with the group or to die at the group’s hands.