Holly’s Flight from New York

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Holly’s plan to leave the city becomes a choice between facing legal jeopardy and preserving her loyalty to Sally Tomato.

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A Brazil Ticket A Brazil Ticket from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Departure in Prospect Plans with José Holly says she will soon fly to Brazil with José Ybarra-Jaegar and speaks as though marriage and a new home are settled.

A Brazil Ticket from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Departure in Prospect Plans with José Holly says she will soon fly to Brazil with José Ybarra-Jaegar and speaks as though marriage and a new home are settled.

Departure in Prospect Plans with José Holly says she will soon fly to Brazil with José Ybarra-Jaegar and speaks as though marriage and a new home are settled. Her future seems to have acquired a destination. The Narrator’s Dread The narrator hears the news as a looming separation and struggles to imagine her leaving everyone behind. Holly insists she has few friends, revealing how differently they understand their bond.

The Drug Case Arrest The Drug Case Arrest from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". A Sudden Accusation Newspaper Headlines Reports identify Holly as a supposed link between Sally Tomato in prison and Oliver “Father” O’Shaughnessy.

The Drug Case Arrest from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". A Sudden Accusation Newspaper Headlines Reports identify Holly as a supposed link between Sally Tomato in prison and Oliver “Father” O’Shaughnessy.

A Sudden Accusation Newspaper Headlines Reports identify Holly as a supposed link between Sally Tomato in prison and Oliver “Father” O’Shaughnessy. The public story turns her weekly visits into evidence of a drug conspiracy. Arrest at the Narrator’s Home In reality, detectives find Holly in the narrator’s bathroom, caring for him after his riding accident. Her arrest makes a private friendship part of a sensational criminal case.

Bail and Abandonment Bail and Abandonment from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Friends at a Distance Help from Berman Joe Bell and the narrator scramble to contact Holly’s acquaintances. O. J.

Bail and Abandonment from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Friends at a Distance Help from Berman Joe Bell and the narrator scramble to contact Holly’s acquaintances. O. J.

Friends at a Distance Help from Berman Joe Bell and the narrator scramble to contact Holly’s acquaintances. O. J. Berman arranges a lawyer and bail, while other supposed friends refuse to help. José Leaves The narrator finds José’s cousin packing his belongings and carrying a farewell letter. Holly is left without the marriage and support she expected just as the case threatens her future.

Refusing to Testify Refusing to Testify from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Loyalty Under Pressure The Prosecutor’s Offer Holly says the authorities want her to testify against Sally Tomato.

Loyalty Under Pressure The Prosecutor’s Offer Holly says the authorities want her to testify against Sally Tomato. She believes they lack a case against her but fears the consequences of refusing their demands. A Friend’s Measure Holly will not help convict Sally, whose treatment of her matters more than the law’s view of him. She also fears the public disgrace that would follow a trial.

The Flight and Vanishing The Flight and Vanishing from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". A Departure into Weather The Final Preparations The narrator carries Holly’s guitar, jewelry, clothes, brandy, and cat to Joe Bell’s bar.

The Flight and Vanishing from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". A Departure into Weather The Final Preparations The narrator carries Holly’s guitar, jewelry, clothes, brandy, and cat to Joe Bell’s bar.

A Departure into Weather The Final Preparations The narrator carries Holly’s guitar, jewelry, clothes, brandy, and cat to Joe Bell’s bar. Joe disapproves of her choice but provides a limousine to the airport. A Farewell Without Certainty Holly leaves the cat in Spanish Harlem, then recognizes her attachment and asks the narrator to find him. She boards for a future that remains unlocated, later sending only a postcard from South America.

Late September, before Holly’s arrest

The evening of the Central Park horseback ride

The night Holly is arrested

During Holly’s hospital stay after her arrest

On the stormy Saturday after Holly leaves hospital