The Windup Girl

Hock Seng and his friends wait in his hovel as the impending political storm is about to begin. He learns from Lao Gu, Anderson’s driver, that the Somdet Chaopraya is dead. He sees an opportunity in the chaos, grabs his keys, and heads with his friends to Anderson’s factory.

Kanya searches for information about Emiko—where she came from, what bribes protected her, and who authorized her presence. She speaks with Narong on the phone who, with Akkarat, is ready to move against Pracha. Kanya has three hours to prove Emiko is not Pracha’s windup. The spirit of Jaidee continues to taunt her.

Emiko hides in plain sight as the crowd presses against her. She pretends to sob and mourn the blow against the palace when a fight breaks out between a boy and an older man. The boy maintains that Akkarat is to blame, while the older man calls Akkarat a traitor. As the fighting erupts into crowd violence, Emiko hides in an alley and buries herself beneath garbage.