Hazel returns home to her flat in the dark and turns on the lights to find her husband Barnaby waiting in the kitchen.
Barnaby startles Hazel and questions her about her whereabouts, as he had expected her earlier.
Hazel explains she was at an art show with friends, but Barnaby reveals he knows she was with Harry Aberdeen, a boy from Binsey.
Barnaby confronts Hazel about looking like lovers with Harry and about stolen book illustrations, information he learned from his parents, not Hazel.
Hazel is shocked to learn from Barnaby that his father was instrumental in getting her the job at Sotheby's and that his parents are now accusing her of betrayal.
Barnaby reassures her of his love and reminds her of their imminent trip to Paris, urging her to come clean if there's anything she's hiding.
Hazel assures Barnaby of her fidelity and love for him, and they share a kiss that feels distant to her.
Later, unable to sleep, Hazel gets up early and begins to piece together her reality, contemplating an article in Vanity Fair about child evacuees from WWII.
Hazel receives a letter from Aiden, the police inspector, providing a list and details of the four nurses interviewed regarding Flora's disappearance.
Barnaby finds Hazel with the letter, and after a discussion, expresses his concern that Hazel will never stop chasing the loss of Flora.
After a brief and strained exchange, Barnaby leaves for work, and Hazel is left pondering over Imogene's daughter, Iris, and the connection she might have.