Tova’s days are overtaken by a looping thought: there was a girl connected to Erik the night he vanished. She mentally reviews the police’s past interviews with Erik’s known dates—Ashley Barrington, Jenny-Lynn Mason, and Stephanie Lee—each with verified alibis. The absence of answers deepens Tova’s fixation and raises doubts about Adam Wright’s martini-fueled recollection.

Exhausted by the uncertainty, Tova naps and is awakened by a call from realtor Jessica Snell with news of an offer ten thousand over asking. Tova agrees to counter and arranges for paper documents, confirming she has no email. After hanging up, she anticipates the sale’s momentum and briefly worries about what to do with Cat, deferring that decision.

Driving to the aquarium, Tova’s preoccupation with the unnamed girl nearly causes her to miss the familiar turn, convincing her she might be losing her grip to old grief and new doubts. At work, she and Cameron clean in silence. When Tova asks about his father, Cameron admits there’s been no contact, and Tova offers a hopeful reassurance.

Stopping at Marcellus’s tank, Tova is comforted by the octopus’s response. Seeing Cameron withdrawn, Tova looks for a way to rouse him from his daze, and a new idea occurs to her—an intention to brighten his mood and perhaps refocus both of them amid the uncertainty stirred by the mysterious girl.