Ruth settles into life at Tina’s home and tells Tina about her past. When Ruth was a young girl, she began a sexual relationship with her close friend Rebecca. Ruth’s father caught them together one day and was furious. Her parents sent her away to undergo psychiatric treatment. Because of this context, her parents and psychiatrist subsequently encouraged the relationship between Ruth and CJ (her ex-husband), even though he was a married man and Ruth was an underage girl. Ruth went along with the marriage even though she never liked CJ.

After The Defendant’s arrest, his crimes become a major news story. Pamela’s parents urge her to come home to New York, so she flies home, accompanied by Brian. Even though The Defendant has been arrested and charged with multiple murders and attempted murders, Carl’s editor still refuses to run Carl’s story. In New York, Pamela’s mother reveals a secret: When Pamela was four years old, the family vacationed in Florida. Pamela’s mother left her unattended for a few minutes after Pamela cut her foot, and when she came back, Pamela had vanished. Pamela was missing for four days, and was found miles away: “There’s no way you could have gotten to where you were on foot.