When Lolita is hospitalized for a fever, Quilty visits her, and she runs away with him. Humbert, distraught, spends years searching for her.
They eventually settle in a college town. Lolita grows increasingly unhappy, rebellious, and demands money to save for a secret escape. She begins receiving small sums of money from a mysterious stranger — later revealed to be the playwright Clare Quilty, who has been following them. Movie Lolita 1997
Three years later, he receives a letter from a now-17-year-old, married, and pregnant Lolita. He visits her, offering her money for her silence. She reveals she left with Quilty, who was cruel and threw her out when she refused to perform in his pornographic films. Humbert asks her to leave with him; she refuses. Heartbroken, he gives her all his money and drives away. When Lolita is hospitalized for a fever, Quilty
He stays, marrying Charlotte purely to remain near Lolita. When Charlotte discovers his diary revealing his true desires for her daughter, she runs out in shock and is killed by a car. He visits her, offering her money for her silence