In a final gesture, she kisses Bond’s hands to clear him of guilt she then commits suicide by opening her mouth and drowning herself. Vesper resigns herself to death and (after apologizing to James) locks herself in, even as Bond frantically tries to open the elevator.
After several explosions, the flooded building sinks, but Vesper resigns herself to death and locks herself in, even as Bond frantically tries to open the elevator. When Bond realizes what has happened and goes after Vesper, the thugs take her hostage and lock her in an elevator while they do battle with him.
