Shaken by the disturbing notes in Vincent Taylor’s handwritten pages, Olivia Taylor Dumont heads into Ojai to get space and food. She rationalizes Vincent’s scribbles—particularly “I wanted to kill Danny” and “She shouldn’t have gone”—as possible by-products of Lewy body dementia, while also grappling with a text from her real estate agent about lowering the price of her home. The financial pressure reminds Olivia she may have to sell and still owe money from the John Calder lawsuit.

Downtown, Olivia discovers Nina’s Diner has been replaced, buys a burger, and spots Jack Randall. She calls out, and they reconnect warmly, retreating to a quieter spot. They reminisce about childhood, letters exchanged during Olivia’s years abroad, and Jack’s difficult past with his father. Olivia explains she is a ghostwriter and, when pressed about why she is in Ojai, only admits that Vincent is sick with Lewy body dementia.

Jack updates Olivia on his life: he works at the family vineyard, his father Mark is twenty years sober, and Jack has been married to Matt for five years. Olivia shares basic details about her life in Los Angeles and mentions her boyfriend, Tom, without revealing her current project or her career troubles. They part with plans to have a quiet dinner on Sunday, and Jack gives her his cell number.

That evening, Olivia calls Tom. They banter about where she might be working and how long the job may last. Olivia does not disclose that she is ghostwriting for Vincent or that she is in Ojai, but she commits to staying longer than the one-week trial and tells Tom she loves him.

After midnight, Olivia hears frantic shouting from the main house and rushes to Vincent’s bedroom. She finds Vincent agitated, in pajamas, with caregiver Alma trying to soothe him. Vincent, mistaking Olivia for Lydia, fixates on the bedroom window, insisting it hides Poppy’s “hiding place” that should lift up, but he can no longer find the opening. Alma coaches Vincent through breathing, gives him his medication, and calms him.

As Vincent settles, Olivia asks what he wanted to check. Vincent, still addressing her as Lydia, pointedly answers: “The knife.” The moment leaves Olivia shaken; it suggests an actual hidden compartment connected to Poppy and a weapon Vincent believes he concealed there.