Lexi stays in her room through the morning and early afternoon after learning about Zane’s crash and injuries. Debbie checks on Lexi several times, and Lexi angrily tells Debbie to go away. Debbie interprets Lexi’s anger as preferable to grief because Debbie still believes Zane was unworthy of Lexi and that his removal from Lexi’s life is a good thing.

Debbie follows the news for updates on Zane. The household website remains replaced with pornography, but other reports confirm Izzy’s account of the accident. The articles say Zane is alive but badly injured, with a broken neck and emergency surgery, while leaving out the principal’s-office disciplinary matter that Debbie assumes is being suppressed.

Around two o’clock, Debbie goes upstairs before leaving the house. Izzy is calmly studying in her bedroom, and Debbie notices Izzy’s pencil-chewing habit, which reminds Debbie of Cooper. Debbie tells Izzy she has an errand and asks Izzy to watch Lexi, contrasting Izzy’s obedient gratitude with Lexi’s distress.

Debbie then stops at Lexi’s closed door and announces she is going out. Lexi bitterly tells Debbie to try not to kill anyone, unaware that Debbie is planning to address another serious problem. Debbie reflects that, after nearly fifty years, she believes only she can protect her own interests, signaling that her next action is part of her escalating campaign to “fix” threats.