Amanda watches Pippa and her family on the beach. They look like a perfect family. She notices what Pippa and Gabe do not: While Gabe searches the rocks, Asha has found a small silver object, which she hides in her sand pail.

Amanda asks Max why Gabe was at Arthur’s house with Baz. Max says that Gabe felt responsible and wanted to help. Max agreed, even though he knew better, because he liked Gabe. When Arthur’s body is eventually discovered, the investigation never comes near Max because Arthur’s activities made him a target for lots of people. Max fires Gabe.

Pippa sees Dev at the grocery store and apologizes for leaving in the middle of their meeting. In the parking lot, a big man with a snake tattoo approaches and tells her that “[i]t’s important to return things to their rightful owner” (246).