A public confrontation erupts when letters revealing feelings for Isaac are produced and Isaac accuses Vivian of staging the scene to force a confession. Bystanders and Ms. Smith pressure Vivian to apologize to spare Isaac disciplinary action if the commissar sees this. They demand she admit fault and forgive him. Vivian refuses. She confesses she wrote the letters and once liked Isaac, then announces she will let go of those feelings. The crowd is stunned; the episode ends on the shouted name that hangs over her choice: 'Vivian!'