Richmond Hill is where Lev Zubov’s father’s house provides a refuge for Lev’s family during a dangerous investigation. Its importance is practical rather than social: Ainsley Lowbeer describes the house as beyond the reach of anyone whose enmity the group might incur, making family security part of the calculations surrounding the case.

The Family’s Move

Lev says that Dominika has gone to Richmond Hill with the children. Although she is annoyed by the time he has devoted to the unfolding business, Lev clarifies that sending them away was his own idea, made jointly with Lowbeer. The move therefore reflects both domestic strain and deliberate planning, rather than a decision imposed on him by his family.

A Place of Security

Lowbeer identifies the destination as Lev’s father’s house and calls it literally untouchable. She frames its value in immediate terms: should the group make an enemy of someone consequential over the next forty-eight hours, Lev’s family will remain secure there. The protection is presented as a contingency against retaliation, especially from Americans and their possible allies in the City, not as a general description of the house or its everyday life.

Narrative Significance

Richmond Hill enters the narrative through a brief domestic exchange amid discussion of Aelita West’s death and the investigation into its motive. The contrast is telling: Lev checks panini in a sandwich press while Lowbeer assesses the threat around the family. The house turns a distant family residence into a concrete security measure, showing how the investigation’s political risks reach beyond its immediate participants.