...then perhaps this (ch. 146) would be an ideal avant-garde/noirish ending to one. But, it isn't. It's quite the full-length novel, isn't it? As such, you need a bit more of a wrap-up. There are too many loose, or loose-ish ends flapping about. In the tradition of melodrama (with which, I'm afraid to say, EAFOAB also dabbles), the heroine at least needs to fly into the arms of her true love. Yes, you could jam all the loose ends into a single additional epilogue chapter if you want rid of this story, but that feels a little bit like cheating.

I would say that the story has completed the climactic, and scariest plunge of its roller-coaster of a story arc, and is heading into the relatively gentle home stretch, but that doesn't mean there aren't one or two little bumps left. Nothing earth-shattering, just something to elicit a giggle or two, and let the audience down gently. Think of it as a bit of cuddling, or for the nicotinishly-inclined, a cigarette, after sex.

My guess is that you need between 3 and 7 more episodes to wrap this up and leave your grateful readers in thorough love with you and your creation. Pandering? Perhaps a bit, but to some extent the form demands it.