
July 1948
Lolita's illness and escape
During a trip to the mountain town of Elphinstone, Lolita falls seriously ill with a high fever. Humbert takes her to a hospital, where she is treated by Dr. Blue. While Humbert is himself ill and confined to a motel, Quilty, posing as Lolita's uncle, checks her out of the hospital. Humbert, upon discovering her disappearance, is devastated and realizes she has been taken by the man in the red convertible. He begins a frantic search for her.