Lynn confronts her mother, saying the driver who hit her admitted Lillian instructed him. Their mother angrily accuses Lillian, cites the hit-and-run, and reminds her that an aunt died searching for Lillian and that Lynn lost her mom because of that accident. Mom demands an apology to avoid police; Lillian refuses and scoffs that apologies won't stop the authorities. As accusations escalate and Lynn's heart condition is invoked, Lillian thinks, "I can't let her call the police, or I'll be exposed." The family fractures, and the threat of a police report looms.