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[Y]ou’ve gone beyond the probable and made us see the possible, but possible only through you. Because your figures are more devoid of contempt of humanity than any work I’ve ever seen.
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Peter Keating is unhappy with the completed Cosmo-Slotnick building, but Toohey tells Keating to give up his ego if he wants to be great. Roark goes to find Stephen Mallory, the sculptor who tried to kill Toohey. Mallory is shocked by Roark’s interest in his work and cries with relief at the knowledge that uncompromising men like Roark exist. The following morning, Mallory visits Roark and looks at the sketches for the Stoddard temple. Mallory agrees to sculpt a statue of the human spirit for the temple. Roark suggests Dominique for a model.
For the next few months, Roark works with brilliant intensity. He designs a horizontal temple, scaled to human height. He wants it to bring the sky down to man and allow visitors to find strength.
In May, the corporation backing the Aquitania Hotel falls apart and construction is suspended. Kent Lansing promises Roark that one day he will finish the Aquitania. Stoddard abruptly cancels the imminent opening of the Stoddard Temple. The next day, Toohey writes a vicious criticism of the temple and Stoddard files suit against Roark for breach of contract and malpractice. Every newspaper in the city supports Stoddard. Toohey explains to Dominique that now people will remember Roark for botching a building. At the trial, many prominent architects in New York testify against Roark. Dominique testifies on Stoddard’s behalf, but actually defends Roark. She says the Stoddard Temple should be leveled because the world does not deserve it. Roark’s only defense is to submit ten photographs of the Stoddard Temple.
Stoddard wins the suit. For her next column, Dominique submits her trial testimony, over Alvah Scarret’s objections. Dominique threatens to quit if the article is not printed, and the paper’s owner, Gail Wynand, orders Scarret to fire Dominique. Meanwhile, Katie goes to Toohey for advice. She is utterly unhappy in her job as a social worker and is beginning to hate the people she is supposed to help. Toohey tells Katie to relinquish her ego. Katie meekly agrees. Keating bitterly regrets his testimony against Roark at the Stoddard trial. He tells Katie he wants to marry her right away and that they will elope the next day. After he leaves, Katie shouts at Toohey that she is not afraid of him anymore.
The same evening, Dominique asks Keating to marry her and he accepts. They drive to Connecticut and get married. That night, Dominique goes to Roark. After they make love, Dominique tells Roark for the first time that she loves him. She then tells him that she married Keating. Roark accepts the news quietly. Dominique tells Roark that she will punish herself by marrying Keating because she refuses to be happy in a world that does not appreciate Roark. Roark tells her that he loves her and will not stop her. He wants her whole and will wait for her to grow.
The next morning, Dominique moves into Keating’s apartment. Keating’s marriage is a sham, but he takes pleasure in the envy of other men. The Stoddard Temple is redesigned by a group of architects and converted into the Stoddard Home for Subnormal Children. After completing the Cord skyscraper, Roark cannot find any work. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 has nearly ruined the building trades, and no one wants to take a chance on a scandalous architect. One night Roark goes to see the altered temple. Toohey emerges, taunts Roark, and asks Roark what he thinks of him. Roark says he doesn’t think of Toohey at all.
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