blitz-bombing

Polly investigates a bombed site in London during the Blitz, discovering a drop location partially protected from blast damage but difficult and dangerous to access. Despite warnings from an ARP warden, she returns to the site under cover of blackout and air raid activity, reflecting on the challenges of her covert operations and the impact of the war on daily life. The chapter highlights the tension between duty and safety, and the unpredictable nature of wartime London.

Polly is trapped in a temporal drop in London during the Blitz and experiences a terrifying bombing raid that damages the drop, preventing her return to her own time. She discovers that the bombing that destroyed the area actually occurred two nights earlier, meaning she is temporally displaced and isolated from her retrieval team and familiar people, many of whom are now dead. The chapter explores Polly's growing realization of the tragic consequences of the bombing and her precarious situation in time and space.