James reported that Rosabelle fainted and insisted he had not harmed her. Kenji, Adam, and Winston pressed him, alternating jokes and admonishments, making clear the team had feared James dead and was both relieved and angry at his actions.

They confirmed Warner had called a meeting and that this pre-meeting was their “snack time.” James asked after Juliette’s condition; Kenji said she was slightly improved but that the doctor forbade exposure to “idiots,” implying James’s recklessness. James admitted Warner had silently visited him in recovery and that Warner was “mad mad” after Juliette cried for hours.

James asked whether Rosabelle was awake; Winston said she was stable and drifting in and out of consciousness. Adam revealed Warner had already revoked many of James’s security clearances, declaring Rosabelle “no longer your concern.”

Pressed on his decisions, James defended bringing Rosabelle from Ark Island, citing signs of her abuse and the possibility she was fleeing The Reestablishment, including witnessing a soldier strike her and hearing that her sister was taken to an asylum. Kenji and Adam challenged the reliability of these observations and argued The Reestablishment could have staged events to manipulate him.

James maintained he kept Rosabelle alive for interrogation value and refrained from healing her, believing he lacked evidence to justify killing her. Kenji listed safer alternatives and framed James’s mission as reckless and childish, especially given Rosabelle had slit James’s throat earlier.

When mocked about Rosabelle’s beauty influencing his judgment, James conceded she was beautiful but insisted that was not his motive. The group predicted Warner would punish him. As Adam prepared to leave to pick up Roman, they all agreed Warner is never late, and at that moment Warner opened the door to begin the meeting.