The Divorce Summary by Chapter | Freida McFadden

Chapter 19: Naomi Time

On Saturday, Naomi arrives an hour late to pick up Teddy, though she insists Jeremy said ten o’clock. He calls it “Naomi Time” and claims he said nine, making her doubt her own memory.

Teddy excitedly shows off an elephant toy “Ronnie” bought him, which hits Naomi like a sucker punch. She cries in Jeremy’s office, but he seems repulsed and tells her to stop wearing her wedding ring and stay away from Veronica.

Chapter 20: The First Mediation

Naomi prepares extensively for mediation, aiming to look professional. She’s disgusted to see Jeremy and Veronica kissing in the parking lot beforehand. Ezra arrives looking more kempt with an overstuffed briefcase.

Ezra immediately confronts Jeremy about emptying the joint account. Though the money has “magically” returned, the mediator reprimands Jeremy for bad faith. As Ezra dismantles the prenup, Jeremy shocks everyone by demanding full custody of Teddy.

Chapter 21: Unstable and Irresponsible

Jeremy labels Naomi irresponsible and unstable, citing tardiness and claiming Rosita and Teddy’s teacher can testify to neglect patterns. Hardwick presents photos of Naomi’s “inadequate” apartment.

Naomi bursts out about Jeremy “banging a girl half my age,” earning a sharp reprimand from Ezra. Jeremy offers a half-million-dollar payout if she agrees to his custody arrangement. Ezra later explains Jeremy wants custody mainly to avoid massive child support payments.

Chapter 22: Digging Up Dirt

Naomi tells Cora about the custody battle, and Cora is outraged, calling Jeremy an asshole for using Teddy to save money. She encourages Naomi to look at other men and mentions Ezra is cute.

Cora suggests digging up dirt on Veronica — a criminal background would destroy Jeremy’s case. Naomi admits she has Veronica’s license plate number, and Cora offers to have her cop boyfriend run the plate. Naomi thanks her but wonders if she’s making a mistake by rocking the boat.

Chapter 23: Veronica Chesson

Rosita picks up Teddy and tearfully admits Naomi is a wonderful mother but refuses to get involved, implying Jeremy threatened her job. Cora texts Veronica’s full name — Veronica Chesson — and an old Scarsdale address.

Naomi Googles the name but finds almost no social media presence, unusual for someone in their twenties. The Scarsdale address is a wealthy area two hours away. Ezra calls to reschedule their appointment as a “house call” because he’s stuck at court.

Chapter 24: The House Call Dinner

Ezra arrives at Naomi’s apartment with takeout and his giant briefcase. He reveals he was once married to Stefanie Gorman, explaining why she recommended him. They share a personal conversation about happiness and career fulfillment.

Ezra reassures Naomi he won’t let Jeremy take Teddy. She notes he has a “different kind of energy” than most people she knows. Before he leaves, they dive into legal strategies for the upcoming mediation.

Chapter 25: The Background Check

Naomi becomes obsessed with finding more about Veronica and pays for a background check using her reinstated credit card. She discovers Veronica has a prior arrest for heroin possession.

Horrified that Jeremy would allow a drug addict around their son, she resolves to tell him. While waiting, she drinks more homemade kombucha that tastes strangely different and becomes violently ill, vomiting until her ribs ache.

Chapter 26: The Scarsdale Housekeeper

Despite sore ribs, Naomi drives two hours to the Westchester address. The property is a posh McMansion owned by CEO Maxim Simington. A middle-aged housekeeper reveals Veronica worked there as a live-in nanny and cleaner.

The housekeeper claims Veronica is a drug addict who tried to seduce her boss and was tossed out by the wife. Most alarmingly, she suggests Veronica set up the wife for a fall down the stairs and despises children. Naomi leaves terrified for Teddy’s safety.

Chapter 27: The Stabbed Elephant

Naomi rehearses her warning for Jeremy while waiting for Teddy’s pickup. She notices another knife missing from her block. When Jeremy arrives, she confronts him about Veronica’s heroin arrest, but he’s unfazed, claiming he already knew.

In Teddy’s room, they find his stuffed elephant “Ellie” stabbed with Naomi’s missing kitchen knife. Jeremy is furious, calling her deranged and unhinged, and takes Teddy away. Naomi later discovers nearly all her Tylenol capsules are missing and realizes her kombucha may have been poisoned.

Chapter 28: Gaslighting Over Drinks

Naomi meets Cora for drinks and recounts the elephant incident. Cora insists Jeremy is gaslighting her by giving wrong appointment times and painting her as crazy. She urges Naomi to treat mediation like a war.

Naomi admits she still cares for Jeremy and worries he might be in danger from Veronica. Cora dismisses this, telling her to focus on winning her son back. Naomi leaves conflicted but determined to expose Veronica.

Chapter 29: The Burner Phone Accusation

At the next mediation, Hardwick presents the stabbed elephant photo as evidence of Naomi’s instability. He also claims Teddy said Naomi locks herself in her room crying for hours. Jeremy accuses her of calling Veronica from a burner phone to threaten her life.

Ezra counters by revealing Veronica’s heroin arrest to the mediator and Hardwick, who is clearly blindsided. Naomi blurts out that Veronica poisoned her kombucha, but Ezra later warns her not to make “crazy” claims without proof.

Chapter 30: The Birthday Party Revelation

Naomi drives Teddy home from karate and asks what he wants for his upcoming sixth birthday. Teddy reveals Jeremy and Ronnie are throwing him a huge party with a bouncy house and a pony.

Naomi realizes she isn’t invited to her son’s milestone celebration. Teddy assumes she wouldn’t want to come based on what Jeremy told him. She tells Teddy she absolutely wants to be there, and he promises to get her an invitation.

Chapter 31: No Invitation Allowed

Naomi asks Jeremy for an invitation when he picks up Teddy, but he refuses to avoid “drama.” He claims he scheduled the morning party specifically so she could have Teddy the rest of the day.

Naomi is hurt that Jeremy is excluding her from their son’s life while pretending it’s for the greater good. She increasingly worries Teddy is in danger with Veronica but tells herself the boy will be safe with so many people around during the party.

Chapter 32: Removing the Wedding Ring

Ezra meets Naomi at her apartment and advises her to pick her battles regarding the birthday party. He notices she’s still wearing her wedding ring and says it makes her look unstable and unable to let go.

She reluctantly removes the ring, feeling naked without it. Ezra calls her beautiful and smart, words she hasn’t heard in years. They share fortune cookies with ominous messages, and Ezra reveals he still keeps the quartz crystal she gave him.

Chapter 33: Cora at the Party

Naomi arrives at the main house Sunday at noon, claiming Jeremy said the party would be over. He’s furious, insisting he said one o’clock, and calls her a trespasser. Teddy is delighted to see her and shows off the pony “Sparkles.”

Veronica acts sweet and invites Naomi to stay for food. Naomi is shocked to find her “friend” Cora Janzen at the party in a white summer dress. Cora awkwardly explains she only came because her son Zack didn’t want to be left out.

Chapter 34: The Smashed Robot Car

Naomi drinks several glasses of wine and hides in a corner. Jeremy suddenly storms out of the house, purple with rage, accusing Naomi of smashing to bits the robot car present Veronica bought for Teddy.

Naomi denies it, but Jeremy says he saw her go into the house. He demands she leave immediately. When she argues the house is still hers as his wife, Jeremy informs her the police are already on their way.

Chapter 35: Handcuffed at the Party

A police officer arrives, and Jeremy tells him Naomi is refusing to leave his property. Naomi shoots back that she’s still his wife, but Teddy looks like he wants her to go so he can have cake.

When the officer tries to escort her out, Naomi yanks her arm away. The cop labels her combative, pushes her onto a table, and handcuffs her in front of all the guests. She’s marched out of her own yard while Teddy sobs against Jeremy’s leg.

Chapter 36: Booked and Humiliated

Naomi is taken to the police station, searched, and booked for trespassing and obstructing an officer. She calls Ezra from the station on a Sunday morning, feeling deeply embarrassed. He groans when he hears she went to the party against his advice.

He promises to make calls and drive down to get her released. Naomi spends hours in a cell with other women, crying over her ruined reputation and criminal record, realizing she has lost her one advantage over Veronica.

Chapter 37: The Order of Protection

Ezra gets Naomi released on her own recognizance after four hours. He drives her home in his beat-up Ford and breaks the news that Jeremy filed a temporary order of protection. She cannot contact Teddy or Jeremy for several weeks until a hearing.

Naomi hyperventilates, unable to imagine weeks without her son. She tells Ezra everything about Scarsdale and her fear of Veronica. He calls the story crazy and urges her to stay out of trouble so he can fix things.

Chapter 38: The Boston Trip

Naomi spends a sleepless night in Teddy’s bed surrounded by his rocks and stuffed animals. Her phone reminds her that Jeremy is flying to Boston that afternoon for a business trip.

She realizes Teddy will be left alone with Veronica, whom she believes is pure evil. Her mother calls and tells her the only way to get her family back is to “get rid” of Veronica. Naomi resolves to take action despite Ezra’s warnings about the protection order.

Chapter 39: The Rock and the Blow

Naomi takes an Uber to retrieve her Lexus from Jeremy’s house. She sees Veronica and picks up a large stone from the walkway, claiming she’s delivering Teddy’s favorite rock as a prop to gain entry.

Veronica is skeptical and threatens to call Jeremy to verify. Realizing a phone call will ruin her and cost her custody forever, Naomi panics. As Veronica reaches for her phone, Naomi lifts the heavy stone and strikes her on the head. Veronica drops unconscious to the floor.

Part II

Chapter 40: Veronica’s Phone

Naomi stands over Veronica’s unconscious body, hands covered in a small amount of blood. Teddy calls from upstairs, and Naomi blocks his view, telling him she broke a dish and to watch “monkey videos” in his room.

She uses Veronica’s thumb to unlock her phone and finds a text from Jeremy saying he just landed in Boston. Naomi reconfigures the phone’s security and texts Jeremy back, pretending to be Veronica. His reply of “I love you” makes Naomi feel she arrived just in time.

Chapter 41: The Wine Cellar

Naomi finds duct tape in the pantry and binds Veronica’s wrists and ankles, placing tape over her mouth. She drags the younger woman to the chilly wine cellar, kept at 55 degrees and less soundproofed, though her aging back struggles with the task.

She reflects on Jeremy’s love for scotch in the cellar and her mother’s voice urging her to finish Veronica off. Instead, Naomi heads upstairs to find scissors, her mind churning with what comes next.

Chapter 42: The Boning Shears

Naomi returns with sharp boning shears from the kitchen knife block. Veronica is awake and tries to scream through the tape, eyes filled with terror. Naomi mocks her, saying for Veronica this was a paycheck but for Naomi it’s her life.

She decides to “even the score” by hacking off Veronica’s long, silky raven hair, leaving it in uneven tufts on the floor. Frustratingly, Veronica still looks pretty even without her hair. As Naomi leaves the cellar, Veronica’s phone receives a text from someone named “Lola.”

Chapter 43: The Pregnancy Text

The text from Lola reveals Veronica had a positive pregnancy test and is carrying Jeremy’s baby. Naomi is devastated — a baby guarantees Jeremy will want to marry Veronica. She continues posing as Veronica in texts, suggesting they “rethink” taking Teddy from Naomi.

Jeremy becomes suspicious, asking why “Ronnie” is suddenly being soft. Naomi realizes Veronica has been the one goading Jeremy to be aggressive in the custody battle. She picks up the shears again, considering disfiguring Veronica’s face so Jeremy won’t want her.

Chapter 44: Ezra at the Door

Naomi finds Veronica has scooted toward the cellar stairs. She drags her back, mocking that she’ll “suffer for every mother” who had a child taken. As Naomi brandishes the scissors, the doorbell rings and someone pounds on the front door.

A voice calls her name — it’s Ezra Fletcher. Naomi leaves Veronica in the cellar and goes to the door, hoping to get rid of him quickly before he discovers anything.

Chapter 45: The Scream from Below

Ezra enters, confused and worried after seeing Naomi’s car in the driveway. She lies, claiming Jeremy asked her to watch Teddy while he’s in Boston. Ezra points out the order of protection makes the story nonsensical.

As he searches her face, Veronica manages to pull the tape off her mouth and starts screaming for help from the cellar. Ezra identifies the noise and tries to move toward the door. Naomi jumps in front of him, but he insists she move.

Chapter 46: The Fall

As Ezra reaches the top of the cellar stairs, Naomi pushes him with all her strength. He tumbles down the steep flight, his body letting out a sickening crack as he hits the bottom. Naomi follows and finds him face-down in a pool of blood — dead.

Veronica sobs uncontrollably, but Naomi snaps that it’s all her fault. Veronica gasps that Naomi “stole her son.” Confusion hits Naomi, then the revelation lands. She now realizes she must kill Veronica to keep her secret buried forever.

Part III

Chapter 47: Six Years Ago — Dominic’s Birth

Six years earlier, Veronica (then Ronnie) gave birth to her son Dominic in her apartment with help from her friend Lola. She and her boyfriend Clay Barkley were both struggling with heroin addiction, with no money or insurance.

Dominic’s arrival inspired Ronnie to vow she’d get clean and be a responsible mother. She bought a stuffed baby elephant as large as the infant. Clay promised to quit drugs too, and Ronnie felt a rush of maternal determination not to ruin his life.

Chapter 48: The Drive to Settle Him

Two-week-old Dominic has been screaming for hours, exhausting Ronnie completely. Clay offers to take the baby for a drive to help him settle and pick up more diapers. At the end of her rope, Ronnie hands over the baby and collapses into deep sleep.

She feels thankful Clay is stepping up. Dominic is still screaming as Clay carries him out. Ronnie falls onto her mattress and sleeps soundly for several hours, unaware of the nightmare about to unfold.

Chapter 49: The Empty Bassinet

Ronnie wakes seven hours later to find the bassinet empty. She finds Clay passed out on the sofa with pinpoint pupils — he shot up again. Clay admits he “took a nap” at a rest stop and woke to find the baby gone.

They rush to the car, but Dominic and his car seat are both missing. Ronnie is hysterical, pounding Clay’s chest in rage. She insists they call the police and vows that if they get him back, Clay will never see his son again.

Chapter 50: Officer Grenell

Officer Grenell arrives but dismisses Ronnie because she has no birth certificate for the home birth. He accuses them of potentially stealing the baby or fabricating the story. He notices track marks on Clay’s arms and finds a balloon of powder in his pocket.

Clay is arrested for possession while Ronnie begs for help finding her son. Grenell tells her to “get yourself cleaned up,” viewing her only as a junkie. Ronnie vows to get Dominic back even if the police won’t help, staying clean and beginning a five-year search.

Chapter 51: The Birth Certificate Lead

Five years later, Lola, now working in town hall records, finds a potential lead. A registrar named Lorraine Paxson helped issue a birth certificate for a boy named “Theodore” right after Dominic vanished. The mother listed was Naomi Paxson, Lorraine’s daughter.

Jeremy Roth is listed as the father. Ronnie realizes Naomi may have found Dominic in the car and stolen him, using her mother to falsify records. She thinks of the stuffed elephant she still keeps and decides to investigate, feeling a flicker of hope.

Chapter 52: The Park Bench Meeting

Ronnie finds Jeremy Roth’s sprawling Long Island house and notes that if Teddy is Dominic, he’s living a charmed life. She follows his Tesla to a park and sees a five-year-old boy in a green shirt who resembles Clay strikingly.

Jeremy strikes up a conversation on a park bench and mentions he runs there three mornings a week. Ronnie lies that she loves to run to create a reason to see them again. Teddy calls out “Daddy,” and Ronnie thinks Jeremy is a far better father than Clay ever was.

Chapter 53: The Morning Runs

Ronnie resigns from the Simingtons’ employ and moves closer to Jeremy’s neighborhood, renting a tiny basement apartment and working at a coffee shop. She buys tight leggings to ensure she catches Jeremy’s eye during his morning runs.

She shows up at the trail at 6:35 am but quickly realizes she’s a terrible runner, hunched over and gasping. Jeremy catches up and offers tips on breathing and interval training. They walk several laps together and make plans for their next session.

Chapter 54: The Paternity Test Story

Over two months, Jeremy and Ronnie grow close during their runs. He adores talking about Teddy but avoids discussing Naomi, eventually revealing she claims to be a doctor but is actually a crystal healer who fleeces patients.

Jeremy admits he only married Naomi because she showed up with the baby after they’d broken up. He claims he got a positive paternity test — the swabs and results came directly to him. This makes Ronnie doubt her theory, but her gut feeling won’t fade.

Chapter 55: The Twisted Ankle

During a run, Ronnie twists her ankle on a pavement dip and goes down hard. Jeremy scoops her into his arms and carries her around the park to the cars. He expertly wraps her ankle with an ACE bandage and applies an ice pack from his car.

They share a quiet moment on a park bench before Jeremy leans in and kisses her. He immediately apologizes, saying Naomi is unstable and he needs to be there for Teddy. Ronnie realizes she’s falling in love and can’t stop thinking about him. They kiss again.

Chapter 56: Playing Dirty

Three months into their affair, Jeremy tells Ronnie he’s finally leaving Naomi. He plans to “play a little dirty” to get full custody, claiming he fears for Teddy’s safety around Naomi who might “burn the house down” to teach him a lesson.

They decide to cool it and be careful during the divorce. Jeremy admits he never would have left Naomi if not for Ronnie. She still hasn’t told him about Dominic, feeling it’s too painful. Their plan to be careful fails when Naomi catches them kissing.

Chapter 57: Meeting Teddy

After being caught, Jeremy and Ronnie no longer hide. Jeremy brings Teddy to meet her, and she’s filled with butterflies. Teddy initially thinks Ronnie is a witch because of what Naomi told him. Ronnie gives him the stuffed elephant that belonged to Dominic.

Teddy studies the toy and hugs it tightly, instantly loving it. Ronnie feels a pang of sadness that Dominic is never coming back but is happy to care for Teddy. Jeremy tells his son that he loves Ronnie, sealing their new family dynamic.

Chapter 58: The Secret DNA Swab

Ronnie starts receiving anonymous, threatening phone calls from a blocked number. A female voice she recognizes as Naomi’s threatens to kill her or cut her throat. Jeremy asks Ronnie to watch Teddy while he’s stuck late at work.

Teddy shows her his rock collection, and she’s again struck by his resemblance to Clay. Ronnie convinces Teddy to play a “game” where she swabs his cheek with a DNA test kit, telling him it predicts his breakfast and to keep it a secret. She mails the kit the next morning.

Chapter 59: The Burned House Threat

Naomi calls Ronnie from an unblocked number and threatens to burn down the house with Ronnie inside. Jeremy believes Naomi used a burner phone. He shows Ronnie a photo of the stabbed elephant he found in Naomi’s drawer.

Ronnie is devastated that her baby’s elephant was massacred. Jeremy says this is exactly why they must keep Teddy away from her. Ronnie realizes that if she’s ever alone with Naomi, the older woman will do far worse. She remains on high alert.

Chapter 60: The DNA Results

At Teddy’s sixth birthday party, Ronnie does her best as hostess despite the other mothers’ stares. Naomi shows up an hour early, and Jeremy is furious. Ronnie defuses the situation and invites Naomi to stay for food.

During the party, Ronnie receives an email with the DNA results. She locks herself in the master bedroom and discovers the probability of maternity is 99.9999998 percent. Teddy is Dominic — Naomi stole him. Ronnie is overwhelmed with joy and burning hatred.

Chapter 61: The Smashed Present

Ronnie realizes Jeremy must have been tricked by Naomi during his original paternity test. She goes downstairs and sees Naomi in the den using a large rock to smash to bits the robot car Ronnie bought for Teddy.

Horrified, Ronnie cries as she understands Naomi has stolen her son and now destroyed his gifts. She runs upstairs to find Jeremy and tells him what Naomi did. Jeremy is enraged and finally has the proof to have Naomi removed. Ronnie vows Naomi will soon be punished.

Chapter 62: The Boston Trip Setup

Naomi is arrested at the party. Ronnie reflects on the positive DNA test and tells Lola the truth. She hugs Teddy (Dominic) and tells him Naomi might be in jail for a while. Jeremy informs Ronnie that a temporary order of protection is now in place.

Ronnie feels Teddy is still in danger from the monster who stole him. Jeremy asks Ronnie to stay with Teddy overnight while he flies to Boston. Ronnie agrees, seeing it as a chance to bond with her son before telling Jeremy everything.

Part IV

Chapter 63: Naomi’s Justification

Naomi defends her actions, claiming she isn’t the bad guy because she saved Teddy. She recalls finding the infant wailing in the back of a car at a rest stop while a man was passed out from drugs. She believed the baby was in danger.

She made a split-second decision to rescue him, taking both the baby and car seat. She drove to her mother Lorraine’s house in St. Louis, where Lorraine helped get a birth certificate listing Jeremy Roth as the father. Naomi named the baby Theodore after her own father.

Chapter 64: The Grandfather’s DNA

Naomi approached Jeremy with the infant, claiming he was the father despite their careful use of protection. Jeremy demanded a paternity test, which Naomi expected. To trick the test, she drove to Jeremy’s parents’ house.

She swabbed his Alzheimer’s-stricken father and substituted the grandfather’s swab for the baby’s, ensuring a positive match for Jeremy’s DNA. Jeremy believed the results and married Naomi. She now believes Veronica was a neglectful mother and resolves she must die.

Chapter 65: The Scotch Bottle

Veronica realizes Naomi is going to kill her, seeing the frighteningly disheveled look in her eyes. Naomi holds shears and admits she “saved” Teddy from Veronica’s horrible life. Veronica retorts that Dominic is her son and she loves him more than anything.

Naomi dismisses her love and smashes a bottle of Jeremy’s scotch on the cellar floor. She tells Veronica she’s going to get matches to set the alcohol on fire. Veronica is terrified, realizing Naomi plans to burn the house down with her inside.

Chapter 66: The Hero Plan

Naomi plans for the fire to hide both Ezra’s and Veronica’s deaths as a tragic accident. She intends to rescue Teddy from his room and be seen as a hero by Jeremy. She finds a lighter in the kitchen and prepares to ignite the cellar.

She checks Veronica’s phone and finds Lola’s address in St. Louis. Naomi decides she’ll deal with Lola after Veronica is dead to ensure her secret is buried. She believes this is the only way to have a happy ending with her family.

Chapter 67: Ezra Fights Back

Ezra regains consciousness at the bottom of the stairs and sees Naomi returning with the lighter. Veronica hisses at him to warn about the fire. Injured and unable to stand, he crawls toward the wine racks to find a weapon.

Naomi ignites the spilled scotch, and orange flames erupt. Ezra slams a large magnum bottle into Naomi’s knees and then her head, knocking her unconscious. He cuts Veronica free but insists she leave him behind to save Teddy. She closes the cellar door as instructed.

Chapter 68: The Locked Bedroom Door

Veronica races to the second floor and bangs on Teddy’s door, but he won’t open it without the “code words.” He stubbornly insists his mommy and daddy said so while the fire alarm screams. Veronica tries to ram the door but fails.

She realizes she needs Jeremy to tell her the code. She runs back downstairs, notices the cellar door is scorched with smoke billowing from under it, snatches her phone from the coffee table, and races back to the stairs desperate to save her son.

Chapter 69: Naomi’s End

Naomi wakes in the cellar, barely able to breathe from the heavy smoke. She sees Ezra slumped against a wall and realizes he hit her with a bottle. She tries to wake him, reminding him of their “karaoke party” fortune cookie, but he’s unconscious from smoke inhalation.

The wine racks catch fire, and Naomi realizes she’s trapped as flames consume the cellar. She prays that Veronica saves Teddy and takes good care of her little boy. Naomi dies as the fire finally reaches her.

Chapter 70: Out the Window

Veronica reaches Jeremy by phone, but he doesn’t answer. She finally convinces Teddy to trust her and unlock the door as smoke seeps into his room. They climb out the window onto the slanted roof to wait for the fire department.

She huddles with Teddy, pressing his soot-covered body against hers to keep him safe. She realizes she’ll have to explain the two bodies in the cellar and her own past. Teddy asks why her hair is cut off, and Veronica can only laugh and cry.

Chapter 71: The Aftermath

Three hours later, the fire is out and Veronica and Teddy are being treated in an ambulance. Jeremy arrives in record time from Boston, rumpled and out of breath. Teddy flies into his arms, and Veronica watches them embrace.

She decides she will tell Jeremy the truth about Dominic but will let him remain a father in Teddy’s life. She welcomes the police questions, knowing the truth about Teddy will finally be official.

After six years, Veronica has her son back and believes everything will be okay.

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Epilogue

Epilogue: Jeremy’s Confession

Jeremy reveals he knew Teddy wasn’t his son for years after a man named Clay Barkley confronted him with one of Naomi’s crystals.

He took a secret DNA test and realized Naomi had tricked him. He had Clay killed via a staged heroin overdose to keep Teddy.

During the divorce, Jeremy systematically gaslit Naomi by giving her wrong times and planting the stabbed elephant to make her look unhinged. He even tried to kill her by poisoning her kombucha with Tylenol. Jeremy is happy Naomi is burnt to a crisp and plans a new life with Ronnie, whom he views as a keeper.