During a memory-reconstruction session the simulation abruptly ends with "participant deceased in memory." The tech team discovers Ms. Jean's parents were murdered on Thanksgiving 1995, not merely missing. Team members recall the children stayed with Grandma while their parents were on a trip, then a house fire—Sheila allegedly smoked and started the blaze. The retrieved memories don't match Sheila's account and the lead technician insists the equipment is reliable. If the data is correct, Sheila should have died like Mandy, yet she's alive. The team accuses Sheila of lying and orders her memories replayed now.