On a stormy morning, Saint drives to Nix's small house and finds him sitting on a bench beneath a tree, letting the rain soak his shoulders. She tells Nix that this is the day of the search, and when Nix asks what she hopes to find, Saint admits she does not know exactly. She wants some trace that belonged to the girl they are looking into, something that could finally provide a name, a past, and an identity.

Saint turns the conversation to Patch's likely reaction. Nix says that if Saint finds evidence, Patch will chase the girl's story and background, and if Saint finds nothing, Patch will only invent another way to keep the search alive. Nix says he once thought Patch's fixation was madness, but now believes that if Patch truly loves and cares that deeply, then pursuing her is not really a choice for him.

The talk becomes more personal when Saint asks Nix whether he ever gets lonely. Nix answers that his memories are enough and suggests Patch may need to hear that as well. When Saint asks what Nix prays for during the quiet hour before church, he says he asks for understanding for the bad things he does, a confession that surprises Saint because she cannot imagine him as harmful.

Finally, Nix notices that Saint no longer comes to church, and Saint reveals how isolated she has become after Jimmy Walters's mother told Monta Clare that Saint had terminated a pregnancy and broken a pact with God. Saint says she still prays alone, at home or by the lake, even if she no longer feels welcome in church. Nix gently pushes back, telling her that Jimmy Walters does not decide who belongs, that Norma still loves her, and that Saint remains a good person, even if her choices have strained her family's faith.