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Peter gets out of bed after Ainsley leaves for work. He inspects the porch and notices a ring of brighter paint from his previous cleaning. He fetches bleach and a mop to re-clean the entire porch.
Glennon arrives unexpectedly with coffee, mentioning family pictures planned for that day—information that surprises Peter, who plays along despite not knowing about Ainsely’s lie. While they are talking, Peter spots a blood spatter on a porch column behind Glennon.
Glennon confronts Peter about telling Ainsley “it,” a secret they hold together. When Peter asks for more time, Glennon insists that he tell Ainsley soon or else she will tell Ainsley herself. After Glennon leaves, Peter wipes the blood spatter from the column, feeling relieved but emotional. He discovers more blood specks on other columns and the door and decides to clean the entire porch.
Ainsley arrives at her bank branch to find police officers securing the building; her employees Brendan and Tara called in a suspicious red Hyundai Santa Fe sitting in the parking lot. Officers explain the situation while Ainsley waits in her car, realizing that she missed employee calls.
After work, she returns home to find Peter obsessively cleaning blood off an exterior wall.