Molly reflects on Gran’s teaching that truth and justice are subjective, admitting her courtroom testimony was a version shaped by perspective and omission. She acknowledges that systems are flawed and sometimes good people must act outside strict rules to set things right.

She then recounts the full scene in 401: after fainting, Molly awoke to a middle-aged woman—Charles Black’s first wife—who had been in the bedroom holding a pillow. The woman soothed Molly with water and chocolate, then described Charles’s abuse, greed, and threats to disown their daughter, Victoria, framing him as a man who had ruined their family.

The first Mrs. Black implied she had used the pillow after Charles, drunk and drugged, grabbed her and then collapsed on the bed. She asked Molly to let her leave unseen. Assessing the imbalance of justice and the woman’s limited contact with the room, Molly chose to help: she planned to remove the pillow, wipe touched surfaces, and take away her own glass.

After the first Mrs. Black departed, Molly executed her plan—placing the pillow in her laundry hamper, polishing the faucet, wiping the doorknob and bureau—and then called Reception again, after which help finally arrived. Molly recognizes she and the woman “never saw” each other, preserving a version of events that the court would accept.

In the present, Molly sleeps soundly beside Juan Manuel under Gran’s quilt, feels her conscience quiet, and discovers inner strength beyond her skill at cleaning. Reaffirming Gran’s maxims, she believes life sorts itself out and that things will be okay in the end.