Mia dreams of Harmonee’s wartime training in whispered screaming, then wakes to a storm and notices Eugene rising quietly on her lap—unlike his usual high-pitched mornings. The moment reframes his past outbursts as possible frustration rather than joy.

The family debates whether to disclose the birder recording of Adam shouting 'Eugene, no' and, on Shannon’s advice, decides to withhold it and hope the police do not obtain it. A Zoom begins; Shannon asks Vic to stay offscreen to avoid linking him to the recording. Detective Janus appears bruised and confirms Covid negatives but presses for access to Eugene.

Janus reveals a major development: she located Anjeli Rapari, who is out of isolation and willing to attempt letterboard communication virtually. Shannon blocks a police-run interrogation, arguing for Eugene’s comfort and rights, and negotiates terms: a family-only virtual session, recorded by Shannon with relevant findings shared immediately for the search. Janus concedes, scheduling it for 9 a.m.

After the call, the house remains subdued. Mia fixates on small routines tied to memories of Adam, then broadens the lens: beyond the missing-person mystery lies the lifetime mystery of Eugene’s unshared thoughts. She notes that answers to what happened to Adam and what Eugene believes may diverge—foreshadowing later police claims that Eugene fabricated evidence.