Patch studies Dr. Tooms's house up close, expecting some physical sign of the violence tied to it, but he feels nothing. Saint asks whether Patch has seen Misty since returning to town, and Patch says they are going out that night. Their talk shifts to Saint's own life: she has divorced, watches out for Misty when she can, and quietly carries the judgment and distance that followed the worst period of her life.

As they stand outside, Saint reflects on the summer after her assault, when she hid her injuries and grief from her grandmother Norma and withdrew for months. Patch tells Saint they are still young, and Saint answers with the image of a black-eyed Susan that survives after fire, suggesting resilience. She urges Patch to leave this obsession behind and start a new life somewhere far away.

Patch admits that being at the property does not give him the recognition he expected; he cannot feel Callie there or even feel much of anything. Saint pushes back against the idea that trauma should produce some mystical certainty, reminding Patch that Grace's suffering came from what Grace actually saw and endured. When Patch asks about Jimmy, Saint says Jimmy left town in shame, and when Patch asks whether she thinks about the baby, Saint can only nod. Patch responds with a quiet gesture of comfort, showing their long, painful bond.

Patch then goes down into the underground store despite Saint's wish to stop him. At his request, Saint shuts the heavy hatch so he can test the space as he remembers it, but the room is not truly dark at all; light pours through many cracks. Patch walks the perimeter, counts the space, and realizes it is much larger than the place in his memory. When he presses Saint about whether Tooms abducted him and handed him to Eli Aaron, Saint admits the case is still unclear. Patch rejects the old assumption and concludes that he has never been in this room before, and that Grace was not kept there either, opening a major new doubt in the investigation.