On the final day in Russia, Sheila takes the group to an elegant brunch overlooking Red Square. Bella arrives late and alone, still distant from Katarina after Worlds. When Katarina asks about Zack, Bella says he flew home early to Minnesota to stay with his parents, where Paige and Zack's child also live. The news makes clear that Bella and Zack's partnership is in serious trouble just as Katarina and Garrett have become the top team, and Bella's unusually calm reaction unsettles Katarina in retrospect.

After the long flight back to Los Angeles, Sheila gives everyone only a brief chance to rest before training resumes. In her room at the Lin house, Katarina cannot sleep despite the luxury around her. The space does not feel like home, and her insomnia brings back the same obsessive thoughts she had after Heath disappeared: wondering where he is, whether he is alone, and whether the figure she thought she saw in Moscow was real.

A little after five in the morning, Katarina gives up on sleep and decides to go to the rink early. She borrows Garrett's Audi and drives down the Pacific Coast Highway, hoping that solitude and time on the ice will steady her. Even for an empty practice, she makes sure to look polished because Sheila has trained them to assume they are always being watched and judged.

When Katarina enters the main rink before six, she discovers she is not alone. A skater dressed in black is already on the fresh ice, moving with striking control and sensual precision. Katarina watches him, first impressed by his skill and then stunned when he stops, looks directly at her, and is revealed to be Heath Rocha. Heath confirms the shock of his return by greeting Katarina by name.