Eve wakes in daylight after the storm and immediately notices that Charlie is gone from bed. Although the house seems calmer and the weather has eased, Eve cannot shake the unease of the previous night. When Eve goes downstairs expecting normalcy, Eve instead finds Thomas cooking breakfast in her kitchen while Paige and Jenny sit at the table reading from the Bible.

Thomas tells Eve that Charlie left for town because of an urgent meeting and asked him to say that the basement was "all clear." Newton briefly interrupts to report that Kai is opening a box, which sends Paige out of the kitchen, but Eve stays focused on Charlie's unexplained absence. Because Charlie normally would not leave without telling Eve, and because the family should already be gone now that Jenny is safe and the bridge is open, Eve's suspicion grows.

Eve tries to call Charlie, but Eve cannot find her phone anywhere in the house. When Eve asks to borrow a phone, Thomas claims that the family has none because their church is making them do a "digital fast," and Paige coldly adds that emergencies are part of God's plan. The family's casual behavior, their occupation of Eve's home, and their strange explanation leave Eve feeling trapped and increasingly distrustful. Eve considers searching the basement, but the memory of the figure on the stairs makes Eve slam the door shut instead.

Eve confirms that Charlie's coat, boots, and truck are gone, which partly supports Thomas's story, but Eve still cannot relax. While trying to calm down, Eve notices Charlie's locket hanging above the fireplace from a nail Eve had removed the night before. Finding the locket there, with Eve's photo still inside, feels like a threatening sign that something may have happened to Charlie. Shaken by that discovery and desperate to verify Charlie's safety, Eve pockets the locket and abruptly decides to leave the house, walk to a neighbor, and call Charlie from there.