Olivia listens to the introduction of a podcast interview with host Jessica Schwartz as she arrives at Vincent Taylor’s house for the last time. After Vincent revealed Lydia’s role in Danny’s death, Olivia says his memories opened up; he permitted her to re-interview Margot Gibson and Mark Randall to verify timelines and facts, and together they shaped the story they would tell publicly, with Vincent often conflating Olivia with Lydia during their sessions.

Olivia sent the memoir draft to Tom with a candid note; after a week of silence he responded, and their contact resumed cautiously via texts and late-night calls. During the day, Olivia revised the book—initially with Vincent, then alone as his condition worsened. A month after delivering the manuscript to the publisher, Vincent’s care needs exceeded what Alma could manage, and he moved to a Ventura care facility. Olivia shuttled between Topanga and Ojai, cleaning out his house and boxing his belongings, feeling both grief and a renewed professional momentum as the memoir became a bestseller and helped her rebuild her career.

During the recorded interview, Olivia describes the difficulty of growing up under suspicion cast on Vincent, and how returning to Ojai to ghostwrite the memoir became complicated as Vincent’s Lewy body dementia blurred his memory; he increasingly mistook Olivia for Lydia and revealed details that prompted further investigation. In private, after publication, Olivia and Vincent continued to revisit unresolved questions. Olivia records Vincent’s explanations: Danny killed the neighbor’s cat and framed Vincent; Poppy died believing Vincent was responsible for the cat; and Vincent wrestled with wanting to believe Danny killed Poppy to justify the aftermath, even as he doubted it.

Olivia recounts Vincent’s rapid decline: anger, accusations, and intermittent lucidity in the care facility. In a final conversation days before his death in late April, Vincent admitted he sent Olivia away because she reminded him of Poppy and he could not bear to watch her age past Poppy’s memory. They shared a quiet moment of acceptance.

On the podcast, Olivia presents the agreed-upon narrative: Vincent and Lydia were together in the oak grove; Poppy had uncovered Paul Stewart’s abuse, including of Danny; one of Danny’s friends overheard arguments that alerted Danny; and the resulting chain of events led to Poppy’s and Danny’s deaths. She acknowledges there is no physical evidence tying Stewart to the murders and that the knife vanished decades ago. Privately, she notes the knife was once hidden in Poppy’s windowsill and that Lydia later discarded it.

Olivia mentions that after the memoir’s release, additional victims of Paul Stewart (spanning the mid-1970s to 2011) came forward, leading to his indictment on multiple charges under California law. She tells Jessica that justice for living victims matters most, even if Stewart is not charged with the murders. She reflects on demolishing the Taylor family home where the murders occurred and selling the lot, framing it as closing a painful chapter and creating space for something new.

Back at Vincent’s house, nearly emptied and ready for storage, Olivia finishes her walk-through, steps outside, and waits. Tom arrives in response to her message—“I need to show you where I came from”—and the chapter closes with his arrival, suggesting a step toward reconciliation.