At a performance to settle authorship, Isabel demands to perform without the score so Flora cannot claim the composition. Isabel plays half from memory; Flora then plays the whole piece but many notes are wrong—bass surges, treble cracks, and the key reads C-flat instead of Isabel's C-sharp. Experts debate whether Flora composed it, but the errors suggest copying. Isabel admits she intentionally thought of a different key and meter (C-sharp minor, 3/4) to test a copier, then realizes Flora seems to know her thoughts. Isabel says, "I'll finish the piece now," leaving the challenge unresolved.