Lucy confronts her father in the kitchen and directly asks whether Matt told him that Lucy killed Savvy. Her father admits Matt came to their house the night of the murder and told him exactly that. He explains that Lucy’s mother wanted to go to the police immediately, believing Lucy might receive leniency even if it was not self-defense, but he and Matt chose to wait because Lucy seemed unable to remember what had happened.

As the conversation continues, Lucy learns that her father accepted Matt’s account because he had no reason, at the time, to distrust him. Lucy tries to suggest that Matt could have been wrong or lying, but even as she says it, Lucy no longer believes Matt killed Savvy. Lucy recognizes that Matt’s panic that night did not fit the controlled way he usually reacts after hurting someone. That realization deepens Lucy’s fear that she really may have killed Savvy herself.

Lucy is also hurt by what her father’s choice reveals: he thought Lucy was capable of murder, and he let Matt frame the situation as an act of protection. Her father insists he did the best he could with the information he had and now regrets not going to the police. Lucy reflects that her mother may actually have handled the situation more honestly than anyone else, while Lucy herself responded to her resurfacing memories by planning to flee back to Los Angeles instead of seeking the truth.

Later, Lucy has an awkward, quiet dinner with her grandmother. When her grandmother says Ben believes something important has happened, Lucy deflects by admitting she slept with Ben. A message from Lucy’s agent then reminds her that her books are selling out and being reprinted in large numbers, but the professional success means little because Lucy feels numb under the weight of the murder investigation.

Lucy’s grandmother tells Lucy that Ben is frustrated and does not actually have a definite ending to his investigation, despite the draft Lucy saw suggesting Lucy was guilty. That reassurance breaks Lucy’s composure. Lucy finally confesses that she thinks she killed Savvy, but her grandmother refuses to accept it, pointing out that Lucy still does not remember. Even when Lucy says she does not deserve such faith and has kept secrets, her grandmother insists that she knows Lucy’s character and urges her not to give up.