Alice contrasts the tabloid version of her and Hayden's project with their own view: at its core, the story is about love. She notes they told the truth "mostly," but acknowledges that Nicollet is a deliberate omission to protect Hayden's mother, who prefers privacy while being open to knowing Margaret as her biological mother.

Alice explains that there is a careful path forward for Margaret and Nicollet, to be walked at their pace. Margaret is slowing down physically, so Alice and Alice's mother visit to tend the garden, and Hayden joins them. They ride the airboat to collect trash and watch Margaret transform broken pieces into mosaics. Alice returns the mosaic Margaret made for her; later it disappears from the mantel, and Margaret says she sent it off with a letter, implying contact with Nicollet.

Their book is a success, igniting message-board speculation. Conspiracy theorists claim Cosmo Sinclair is alive based on Margaret’s voice in the text. Alice counters that Cosmo lives on in memory, specifically through his grandson, linking Cosmo to Hayden via Nicollet.

Alice reveals she is pregnant. Hayden becomes doting and excited, singing to Alice’s belly and obsessing over baby names. As Alice goes into labor, they finally choose a name on the drive to the hospital. Family and friends—Laura, Jodi, Margaret, Cecil, Audrey, Priya, Bianca, Cillian, and Hayden’s brother Louis—pepper them with texts while waiting.

Alice gives birth to Laura Grace Anderson-Scott at 11:53 p.m. on a Tuesday. Overwhelmed by love as Hayden holds their daughter, Alice feels the darkness inside her dissolve and vows to protect the child. In that moment, Alice feels closer than ever to both of her parents.

Reflecting on Margaret’s labyrinth-like path of broken glass around the workshop, Alice draws meaning from turning heartbreak into beauty. She decides that whether her path was chosen or predetermined matters less than embracing it fully.

Four months later, after Laura begins sleeping better, Alice sits down with coffee from Hayden to start writing the comprehensive story she wants her daughter to know. She resolves to include not just headlines but the full truth—the good and bad, the magic and curses—framing it as a love powerful enough to remake the world, and welcoming Laura into a great big beautiful life.