Before dawn, Evie slips from bed while Ryan sleeps and searches his bags. She finds the original documents she left for Mr. Smith—identified by her blue-ink note—rolled and delivered by George. The discovery implies Ryan’s direct access to Mr. Smith’s pipeline and that the entire assignment may be a loyalty test. Evie interrogates the timeline, resists assumptions, but notes George’s deference to Ryan and that Ryan would have known she altered the business info.

Evie posts a coded Instagram comment to alert Devon, then leaves the motel, ditching her Evie phone in Lake Forbing and relying on Devon’s tracker blocker. After buying a burner, she calls Devon; they reaffirm their “we only deal in facts” rule, discuss risk, and agree to prioritize survival if the plan collapses. Devon returns to Lake Forbing to handle his tasks and to be ready to tip police.

Driving to Eden, Evie revisits her past, then executes a pretext at Dr. Brown’s office, posing as property management to access the mechanical room. She plugs in a drive and runs Devon’s keystrokes to ensure files upload to the server, then exits cleanly and heads out of town.

Devon texts a screenshot: the Coach Mitch operation worked, and Mr. Smith’s identity is confirmed. Evie recognizes the man instantly, deletes the image, and tells Devon they will face the police first, then the bank. Devon will tip authorities in the morning and instructs Evie to discard the burner before meeting detectives in Atlanta. Evie commits to the plan, fully aware of the mounting danger.