The next morning, Adele describes how she and David are barely civil to each other at home. He seems “smaller—diminished” (233), and she knows he blames her for lying about Louise. She ponders the past, on “that one moment in the past” (234) that is the couple’s guilty secret, but which will soon be revealed, to her satisfaction. She says she is working on Louise, who “has to uncover our sordid past for herself” (235). Adele sends Louise a text message saying she is not taking the pills David prescribed and she is looking for David’s file on her. Louise replies and tells her about the second door in her dream. Adele is elated by this news and decides she must get things moving.

At the end of that day, Louise is happy and tired after a day playing with Adam: “My real life feels good” (238). However, she finds her keys to the clinic in her bag which brings up thoughts of Adele and David. She realizes she can get into the clinic to look for David’s file on Adele.