June Hudson demands an update from Pennybacker on Lieselotte Berger. Pennybacker, distraught, confirms Lieselotte is alive but badly injured (broken leg, collarbone, and another injury) after falling from the fourth-floor balcony shared by her room and the Wolfes’ suite. He admits he had just told Lieselotte that State would not let her remain in the U.S., prompting the desperate act.

Pennybacker explains State’s view: without proof of blackmail, Lieselotte appears to have knowingly published demoralizing reports aiding Germany, making her more valuable to the U.S. as a bargaining chip to secure the release of an American civilian detained with U.S. diplomats in Germany. June internally links this calculus to other tradeoffs around the hotel.

Tucker Minnick, pushing Sandy Gilfoyle’s wheelchair and accompanied by Hugh Calloway, reports that Lieselotte is guarded by Border Patrol in a Malden hospital and that the Bureau found no foul play in the suite; he requests the Wolfes be moved off the shared balcony. June agrees, while privately wrestling with exhaustion and the pull of the Avallon’s waters.

Pennybacker tries to reposition Sandy toward the window; June bristles and speaks about Sandy’s languages and his desire to understand people in their own words, recalling his past visits and their conversations. The contrast between Sandy’s former vitality and his current silence underscores June’s grief and frustration.

Overwhelmed by the war’s encroachment—the U-boat sinkings, Hannelore’s danger, Sandy’s condition, and Lieselotte’s fall—June reaches a breaking point. She resolves to find Hertha, Erich von Limburg-Stirum’s fiancée, believing that if Hertha, a German citizen reportedly last in New York, returns to Germany with Erich, State could allow Hannelore to stay as an offset.

Pennybacker, initially perplexed, acknowledges June’s proposal could neatly resolve competing priorities if Hertha can be located, promising swift action. When June asks about earlier hinted information on the Swiss, Pennybacker demurs, saying it is not his to reveal. June, drained, refuses to return to Avallon IV and presses to move forward. Pennybacker concludes that they have overstayed and urges them to get to work.