Seducing Ingrid Bergman — Chapter 7

1. 1. Joe, Ingrid's hotel security, intercepts Capa at the elevator and refuses to let him go up to her room, but Ingrid overrules him and invites Capa in.
2. 2. Ingrid arrives late to dinner with Capa, initially joking that he shouldn't call again, then reveals she has extended her stay in Paris for several weeks.
3. 3. For her birthday, Capa takes Ingrid to a Hungarian restaurant, gives her a scarf and white roses, and they spend the day eating, drinking, and making love.
4. 4. Ingrid tells Capa that a stranger proposed to her in a café, claiming they were meant to be together, and she joked the wedding is next Thursday.
5. 5. Ingrid discovers profound sexual desire with Capa, feeling her body pulled inside out and overwhelmed by longing, which she finds unsettling and electrifying.
6. 6. Ingrid asks Capa not to hurt her, acknowledging the stakes are higher for her because she is married, has a child, and a career dependent on public opinion.
7. 7. Ingrid receives birthday cards from her husband Petter and daughter Pia, asking her to come home, along with studio clippings praising her films.
8. 8. Ingrid describes her husband Petter as jealous, controlling, and critical of her eating, posture, and laughter, but she accepts his criticism because she thinks it's good for her.
9. 9. Petter's letter from Los Angeles describes his work treating soldiers with severe psychological trauma from the war and urges Ingrid to come home.