In the darkened FINALE room, Rohan searches the floorboards and walls because, in a game of his own design, a blackout near the end would mean a hidden flashlight, challenge, or twist. Savannah does not search for light; instead, she keeps examining their objects, which Rohan identifies as a tell.

Rohan tests Savannah by pointing out that she does not seem to believe the outage is part of the game. He then speculates that some players have sponsors and that Savannah may have been approached despite being one of Avery’s personal picks. Savannah deflects, but Rohan pushes the idea that a sponsor might have cut the power to distract the game makers rather than the players.

Rohan considers that Savannah is doing this for her father, though he has not fully solved the situation. Rather than blackmail Savannah, Rohan proposes an alliance, saying he wants a partner, not an obedient piece. Savannah counters that Rohan has little leverage because she is Grayson Hawthorne’s sister and because Avery would likely distrust Rohan after he broke Jameson’s ribs.

Since Savannah’s behavior suggests there is no need to find a light, Rohan redirects them to the objects: the vial of glitter, the fan, and the lint roller. Together they examine the vial’s glass, rubber cork, and raised star emblem, considering whether the cork might work as a stamp or key, whether the glitter hides something, whether broken glass could be useful, and whether the lint roller’s sticky sheets might matter.

Savannah asks about the birthday card, and Rohan plays its music, identifying it as “Clair de Lune,” or “Moonlight.” That clue leads them back to the moonlit fan, whose embroidered word is SURRENDER. When Savannah closes the fan partway, Rohan feels the hidden word change: SURRENDER becomes SUNDER, meaning to split or tear apart.

Savannah concludes that they must sunder the fan and demands the longsword. Rohan refuses to give up the sword but insists Savannah will work with him anyway. Savannah tells him to lift the blade, presses the fan into it, tears the fabric, and accepts the alliance, ending with a temporary deal between two players who both understand betrayal may come later.