Aly drives back into the city, exhausted from the night's events: the break-in, killing Brad, the trip to Nico's, and waiting at Lucius's autobody shop while Josh's car was deep-cleaned. She's panicked about Josh's silence, paranoid about being followed, and shaken when a cop car passes her. Bringing Fred and her belongings to Josh's apartment, she's let in by Tyler, Josh's roommate and her former hookup, and feels awkward navigating the situation.

Her lab tech friend Veronica calls with results from the bloody rags Aly had her test: the contributor shares 50% DNA with the Ken Doll Killer—meaning Josh is a serial killer's son. Aly nearly faints, briefly considers fleeing to Nico's, then begins reasoning through it, concluding Josh's behavior doesn't match a predator's. She decides to question Tyler, who has known Josh since childhood.

Tyler explains that after Josh's father's arrest, a manipulative psychologist convinced Josh and his mother Maria that Josh would inherit psychopathy, putting him on antipsychotics for years. The doctor was later sued and lost his license. Tyler insists Josh is nothing like his father, just deeply protective and controlling because of his trauma—he tracks loved ones, refuses meat in the apartment (his father once fed a victim to their neighborhood), and has been a paranoid recluse, especially since a recent documentary. He shows Aly a photo proving Josh resembles his father, explaining the mask and stage persona.

Josh arrives, and Tyler casually outs that Aly knows before leaving. Aly reassures Josh, reframing his Faceless Man persona as the opposite of his father—using stalking and fear to bring pleasure rather than harm. Josh admits he likes the moment fear turns to desire in her. He explains the cops were already at Brad's house serving an unrelated warrant about Macy's assault, and that Greg held him at gunpoint before things were resolved; Greg now knows where Josh lives. They update each other on events, then head to shower and sleep, tumbling onto the bed together after Fred trips Josh.