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before she returnees to boston, Esther goes out with Doreen one last time. Lenny's friend marco attempts to rape Esther. this is a traumatic event for her, she then goes back to her hotel and discards her clothes. 

when she makes it to boston she is still traumatized by her attempted rape. she stays around her house for a long time doing meaningless tasks and talking to her friends on the phone. 

what happend with marco effected her greatly, she was afraid, and it upset her alot. it made her think about where she was going in life, because the diamond was taken from her.