Ian returns home after being discharged and refuses to stop searching for Alice, who vanished after a short stay despite promising to wait and fold paper cranes. He combs the village, calling her name, while his mother urges him to rest and suggests fate may reunite them. Mr. Warren interrupts, saying the conference is canceled because they have new leads on Ms. Clare. The episode's key turn comes when a voice declares, "Alice, it's been 18 years. I finally found you." The episode ends on that unresolved claim and the sudden lead that could change everything.