 In the aftermath of the events in the house, she becomes an unlikely editor, approaching many real characters (including Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick, Hunter S. Thompson, Douglas Hofstadter, Harold Bloom, and Jacques Derrida) for comment on "The Navidson Record", albeit comment within the fictional universe of the novel.Eventually, she is reunited with Navidson after she conquers her claustrophobia and saves him from the abyss of the labyrinth.Tom is Will Navidson's somewhat estranged twin brother; Tom is a carpenter with substance addiction problems, who is markedly less successful than Will in his personal and professional life.