Mia’s scream alarms the officers escorting Vic, prompting brief chaos before she identifies Vic as her boyfriend to de-escalate. Mom and John react with surprise, but the officers leave after confirming Mia’s safety. Shaken by Vic’s vulnerability and ordeal, Mia and Vic embrace, momentarily setting aside their breakup.

Vic explains he drove from Ohio to help, discovered park flyers lacked the reward hotline, and printed improved versions. While handing them out, a woman bird-watcher on the Maryland side showed him a long bird video from late morning on June 23; the file was too large to email police. Vic secretly AirDropped the video to himself and avoided sharing it with authorities so the family could see it first.

With Mom’s assent, Vic warns Eugene it may be upsetting. Eugene steps forward, signaling consent. The video’s timestamp is 11:17 a.m., over an hour after the earlier mommy-blogger clip and about twenty minutes before Eugene’s near-incident outside the park. Over river noise, Adam’s voice emerges, pleading and commanding, culminating in a clear, devastating line: "Eugene, no."

The recording ends with chaos—bird calls, cliff and river flashes, then a bright cerulean sky as a flock rises. The family realizes the footage suggests a struggle between Adam and Eugene and could be used against Eugene. They note the police likely don’t have the video and decide to keep it from them for now, deepening both fear and resolve.