At bedtime, Nora turns Molly’s fear of bears into a memory game to calm her and quietly gather facts she needs to navigate this life. Molly confirms their names, that they live in Cambridge on Bolton Road, and that Nora and Ash are generally happy, though Nora sometimes gets tired and apologizes.

Probing work details, Nora learns she no longer works at the old shop and instead teaches philosophy at Cambridge University. Molly adds that Nora is currently stopping to write a “grown-up book,” giving Nora a crucial update on her professional status.

Nora checks on Ash’s situation: Molly explains he “cuts people” to make them better, confirming he is a surgeon, and notes his occasional sadness when patients die. Molly says he plays music badly, and mentions family ties—Aunt Jaya (Ash’s sister), and Uncle Joe with Uncle Ewan—suggesting Nora’s relationship with Joe is intact.

They talk about happiness and apologies, reinforcing a picture of a loving, realistic household. Molly identifies their dog, a Labrador named Plato, before drifting off to sleep. Nora rests on the floor beside her.

In the morning, Plato wakes Nora with licks. Noticing Molly is gone and hearing heavier footsteps on the stairs, Nora hurriedly composes herself for the man she both shares a life with and hardly knows. Ash reaches the room, and Nora prepares for their first real moment together in this reality.