The protagonist revisits Theo’s journal entries and muses over previous misinterpretations of his writings.
She gets a cryptic message from Theo wanting to meet in 30 minutes.
The protagonist leaves Rebecca, who's cleaning the kitchen, without revealing her destination.
The protagonist guesses Theo may want to meet at Lakeside Tavern, the location where Bethany was found. She goes there and finds Theo waiting.
Theo implies that he saw the protagonist and another girl dragging a dead body to the lake, but the protagonist asserts it wasn’t her.
Theo doesn’t confirm or deny any of her allegations directly but tells her he saw a girl, resembling her, dragging a man's body to the lake. He indicates that the other girl arrived in a car, was panicking while the first girl remained calm.
The protagonist processes Theo’s revelations and tries to understand how Bethany got involved in the murder of James Finley and the disappearance of Emmy.
Returning home, the protagonist shares the story of her controversial article and the subsequent complications with her sister Rebecca.
Rebecca inquires about the possible legal consequences which, according to the protagonist, may be complicated and might include Paige, Aaron’s widow, filing a civil suit.
The protagonist confesses having gone to Paige’s house to warn her about her impending story, and shying away from telling the police about her accusations against Aaron.
Rebecca accepts that it might be impossible for her sister to go back to her prior life but also makes light of the situation by admiring their house's square footage.