Monique processes the revelation about her father’s death as fear turning into fury. Recognizing that Evelyn left her father on the roadside and allowed him to be blamed as a drunk driver, Monique assigns blame and lets her rage erupt. She shoves Evelyn against the sofa and spits, “I’m glad you have no one left,” before demanding answers.

When Monique accuses her of seeking absolution through the biography, Evelyn denies it and produces a letter she found in Harry’s pants pocket the night he died. Evelyn suggests the letter likely fueled Harry’s drinking that night and explains her motive: she wants Monique to know the truth of her father, since she is the only one alive who can provide it. Monique takes the letter and orders Evelyn to leave the room.

Alone, Monique reads the bloodstained letter. James confesses his profound love for Harry and acknowledges it as the kind of love he once thought mythical. He rejects the idea of a sham marriage to Celia and explains that, although he loves Harry, he cannot leave his wife, Angela, or their daughter; his family is his heart. He urges Harry to go to Europe if it is best for Harry’s family, promising that he will remain in Los Angeles with his own.

As Monique absorbs James’s words, her understanding of her father shifts: he did not cause his own death, and he had been in love with a man. The letter reframes decades of her grief and resentment, clarifying his choices and deepening the weight of Evelyn’s earlier deception and the staged circumstances of the crash.