Ethan wakes on a sunny Saturday morning to the smell of pancakes, feeling cheerful. Since visiting the psychic Luca with Jasmine, the two flatmates have grown closer, talking more and spending time together. Jasmine now calls Ethan "Jason Bourne," and they've discussed Luca's readings—Ethan remains somewhat skeptical but acknowledges the psychic's references to Harvey felt personal. Ethan has also become more vigilant in public, scanning for potential violence and even crossing the street to avoid noisy pubs, an awareness he attributes to the death-by-assault prediction from the woman on the plane.

Ethan's bright mood collapses when he enters the kitchen to find Carter, a confident, wealthy-looking man in boxer shorts, drinking coffee from Ethan's favorite mug and watching Jasmine cook. Carter greets him with a crushing handshake and possessive body language toward Jasmine, establishing dominance. Jasmine introduces them casually. Ethan declines pancakes and claims he's heading out, though everyone knows it's a lie. Carter suggests he and Jasmine take their breakfast back to bed, delivering a smug grin that underscores Ethan's sense of defeat.

Ethan leaves the apartment and walks toward Bronte Beach, awash in humiliation and sorrow. He realizes he never had a real chance with Jasmine, who gave no romantic signals. In his misery, he instinctively calls Harvey—the friend he always turned to when he felt low—before remembering Harvey is dead. Harvey's sister Lila answers, having kept Harvey's phone. She tells Ethan that people still text Harvey, and one friend even apologized for an unpaid debt. Their brief, warm conversation brings comfort to both of them, as Lila encourages Ethan to call anytime he wants to talk about Harvey.

After hanging up, Ethan walks past a couple kissing and tells himself Carter probably won't last. He spots a kookaburra perched on a gum tree, which triggers a childhood memory: watching a kookaburra catch a neighbor's goldfish and beat it against a tree trunk. The memory of unexpected death and brutality lingers with him, echoing both his grief for Harvey and the violent prediction hanging over his own future.