<P> On the night of Pirriwee Public's Trivia Night, Josh tells Celeste that it is Max, not Ziggy, who is bullying the other children . She realizes that Max is mimicking Perry and finally decides to leave him . Perry finds out about the new house, and despite being shaken, the couple still goes to the Trivia Night . </P> <P> Once they reach the school, Jane sees Perry and realizes that he is, in fact, "Saxon Banks" and confronts him in front of Madeline and Celeste . Celeste recalls Perry's childhood stories where he used his cousin's name to avoid trouble for himself . Perry admits to raping Jane but shows no remorse . In the ensuing argument between them, Perry hits Celeste . Enraged by what she has witnessed, Bonnie pushes him to his death from the balcony . </P> <P> In the aftermath of the fall, Madeline finds out that Bonnie had an abusive father and seeing Perry's violence brought back bad memories . Everybody on the balcony decides to lie to protect Bonnie, but she turns herself in . She is only sentenced to 200 hours of community service . A year after Perry's death, Celeste works in a family law firm and sets up a trust fund for Ziggy . She speaks publicly about her abusive relationship, starting her speech with: "This can happen to anyone ." </P> <P> Moriarty's main inspiration for the story came from a radio interview she heard in which a woman recounted her parents' abusive relationship . The woman narrated how, even as an adult, she hid under her bed to escape her parents' fighting, an experience Moriarty ended up using as a scene in the book . Initially, the book was a first - person narrative from each of the three main characters, but Moriarty soon decided against it, instead interjecting minor characters' statements between portions of the story . </P>

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