Olivia waits for editorial feedback on the chapter she sent Neil and sets up Vincent’s old photo albums on the dining room table to create space and prompt him. Vincent arrives disoriented about the day, then relaxes as Olivia guides him through the images, starting with a photo of Danny at about twelve holding a hunting knife. Vincent recalls Danny’s bright energy and smiles.

They turn to a picture of Poppy in her bedroom with pop idol posters. Vincent reveals those were bought by their mother and that Poppy tore them down, replacing them with feminist icons like Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, and Gloria Steinem. He describes Poppy as precocious and activist-minded—skipping a grade, winning a petition to let girls take wood shop, pushing to require home economics for boys, and challenging male-dominated leadership—saying Olivia reminds him of Poppy and praising Olivia’s work. Olivia, feeling erased after recent career setbacks, bristles at Vincent’s platitudes.

Olivia presses for a clearer picture of Danny beyond childhood charm. Vincent labels Danny as fun until he wasn’t and recounts a specific incident: Danny built a bike trailer using wood and Poppy’s old tricycle, then towed Vincent at high speed in the high school parking lot. Despite Vincent’s fear and Poppy’s screams, Danny headed down a ramp; the trailer tipped, and Vincent split his chin, requiring eight stitches. Vincent and Poppy did not report Danny, fearing retaliation. Vincent frames this as typical—Danny luring them in with play and then abruptly shifting, often hurting or threatening under the guise of jokes.

Olivia considers how this reframes Danny in her mind, recalling the dead cat story and wondering if Danny could have been more dangerous than legend suggests, though she resolves to gather more evidence before confronting Vincent. They reach the final album page: a likely last photo of Danny, unsmiling on a bed with a chemistry textbook, while Vincent hangs a Pink Floyd “Wish You Were Here” poster. Olivia notes the image has always haunted her, as if Danny sensed his limited time.

Vincent fixates on the poster and reminisces about attending a Pink Floyd concert with Olivia’s mother early in their relationship, describing hitchhiking, biking partway, and the feeling of freedom and beginnings, while claiming no memory of the ride itself. Olivia is frustrated by the shift away from Danny and the murders, and Vincent does not acknowledge that this “beginning” led to later turmoil.