In Juliette’s room, a wave of pain passes and she insists she is fine, while Warner, James, and Kenji watch anxiously. James reflects on their shared origins in The Reestablishment and recounts the brutality of Juliette’s parents’ experiments, the death of her sister, and that Juliette was not meant to bear children. The pregnancy is described as an unexpected, precarious "miracle" that has included bleeding, near miscarriages, and a lost heartbeat scare, leaving Warner chronically terrified.

Light banter between Juliette and Kenji softens the mood until talk turns to Rosabelle. Warner forbids sharing upsetting details with Juliette, then pivots to strategy: he declares that cutting James off from Rosabelle was a mistake and orders James to complete a formal rehabilitation sponsorship. He frames Rosabelle’s humanity as a weakness to exploit and insists the program is a controlled-access pretext to gather intelligence and stall The Reestablishment’s plans.

Warner outlines the plan: an eight-week rehabilitation track in which James spends most days with Rosabelle, coordinates with her doctors, and reports directly to Warner. The goal is to glean her history, capabilities, the origins of her bruises and forearm scar, and information about her sister and mission—especially since James failed to preserve identifying details like her last name from a burned wedding invitation.

James protests that Rosabelle will not engage in therapy, but Warner emphasizes the psychological ploy to wear her down, give her the illusion of freedom, and purchase time. Kenji adds commentary, needling both James and Warner, while also supporting the plan’s timeline to begin the next morning at ten. James reluctantly agrees.

Warner then sets a firm boundary: James must not touch Rosabelle unless it is to kill her. This sparks renewed scrutiny from Kenji and Juliette about James’s attraction to Rosabelle. James denies it, but Warner warns that James will likely want to touch her and must refrain, citing the need for trust during long periods when James will be alone with her and subject only to occasional surveillance.

The discussion erupts into a personal argument as Warner accuses James’s generation of being untested, and James counters with graphic memories of childhood violence and killing. Juliette defuses the escalation by reminding them trauma is not a competition. When Juliette asks to meet Rosabelle, everyone refuses, and Warner immediately apologizes for snapping at her. The meeting ends with Warner reaffirming that James alone will handle Rosabelle, with strict isolation from leadership, and that James’s claims of disinterest mean the plan should pose no problem.