At a tense village confrontation, Nicole is challenged over remarriage after someone tries to forbid her and a man named Chuck runs off. Kevin is accused of cowardice and shamelessness, while neighbors argue about which brother actually died. Villagers recall that between the two brothers, Arthur was more academically gifted, and rumors swell that the surviving man might be Arthur posing as Kevin. Arthur hints he planned to protect Leah then expose the truth. The episode pivots when witnesses cite Arthur's red birthmark on his right arm and rush to check it, leaving the man's identity unresolved.