After leaving Ellis and Daniel, Cassia sets out to Joshua Tree, reflecting on the day Halmoni read her face and discovered Daniel’s name. After so much waiting, she can’t believe that she has finally found him or that he is Ellis’s boss. She arrives in Joshua Tree and settles into her yurt rental, immediately googling Daniel. She discovers that he almost exclusively uses the last name Watson, which is probably why no one could find him. When Ellis texts, Cassia puts away her phone to focus on her birthday and her mother’s anniversary.

After visiting the hot spring the next day, Cassia returns to her yurt, irritated to see a large group arriving at the campsite. She is even more horrified when she discovers it is Ellis and Daniel’s firm. She tries to act as normal as possible when she greets Ellis and Daniel and then retreats to her yurt.

That evening, Cassia is distracted from her reading by the firm’s rowdy gathering outside. Ellis seeks her out and invites her to join them, teasing her about reading The Secret Garden and revealing that Daniel brought good wine. Cassia joins the gathering, agreeing to do mushrooms with them.