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Everyone Goes Missing In This Apartment Building (BAM #1)

Aug 16, 2020
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ANECDOTE

Jules Moves In After Family Tragedies

  • Jules moves to NYC after family tragedies and takes a $1,000/week apartment-sitting job at the Bartholomew to survive.
  • Her sister Jane had vanished years earlier, her parents died in an apparent staged fire, and Jules is desperate for money and stability.
INSIGHT

Bartholomew's Secrecy Rules Hide Its Purpose

  • The Bartholomew enforces secrecy: no visitors, no social posts, and tenants avoid vacancy to preserve image.
  • Leslie hires apartment sitters for dead/absent owners and gives strict rules to protect wealthy residents' privacy.
ANECDOTE

Dumb Waiter Notes Kickstart Stranger Friendships

  • Jules meets other sitters Ingrid and Dylan and receives notes via a dumb waiter connecting 12A and 11A.
  • Ingrid sends a welcome note through the dumb waiter, sparking a lunchtime meetup and uneasy friendship.
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