Under the increased medication dosage, Boone’s memories converge into each other, blending Jakarta and the Grand-Place in Belgium. A tour guide tells him of the region’s history of violence, which preceded its current state. Boone tells himself he has had more impact on the world than many of the people who had been through that part of Indonesia before. In his mind, he briefly hears support from the voice of his daughter, Julia, to whom he confides his distress.

Acquaintances and friends from Boone’s past exit through doors all around the Grand-Place. Boone identifies each one, including his legal counsel, Glenn McDougall, whom he used to humiliate at the end of every meeting with a disparaging remark. Boone also sees his enemies, including a college student who once asked him an incisive series of questions after he’d given a talk. The boy makes Boone anxious, so he rushes away from the Grand-Place. Boone’s friends and enemies merge into a single mass and close in on him. Jill explains they are not the real people, but manifestations of his memory. Her words allow Boone to send them away, which earns her his trust.

The Frenchman draws Jill up to the roof. He tries again to impress the negative impact of Boone’s work on the world by reminding her of lakes she used to visit when she was alive, then making her imagine they are all drained and ruined, as they are in countries like Uzbekistan. He stresses that the only real way to comfort Boone is to get him to admit the truth about his misdeeds.

The two spirits watch as the bride and groom at the wedding next door share a kiss. The Frenchman tells Jill that his life was happy and that he spends most of his time interviewing the near-dead so that he can find peace for the way he lived, much like Jill does in her mission to provide comfort. Jill assures him that she is already at peace. The Frenchman is skeptical of her reply and asks for her help in sending him up to the heavens.

Reentering Boone’s thoughts, Jill sees his classmates from school holding a plebiscite. They all vote to proclaim that Boone had lived extraordinarily and that he lived beyond reproach in his treatment of everyone. Boone approaches his teacher, Miss Eva, to tell her about his petition. In his attempt to remember the word “petition,” Boone recalls someone in his legal team of enormous size who used to scare him because he was so big. Miss Eva supplies the missing word and affirms the petition as something that gained overwhelming support from thousands of scientists. Boone admits that some of those signatures were fake, but they nevertheless added to the effect of convincing his audience of his position. When Miss Eva criticizes him for confessing only a minor sin, Boone turns his attention out the window. He sees a creek filled with excrement. Boone’s mother comes by, so Miss Eva reports to her that Boone’s biggest weakness is his massive ego. Boone walks away from both women, dismissing them as more figments of his imagination.

Boone walks to his modest childhood home and looks for sensory details that remind him of his past. The Boone family lived across from the house of a rich family called the Mintons. Boone used to watch them regularly and admire their lifestyle. He took a job as a caddy at the local country club and made the effort to impress the club’s rich members, hoping that he could join their ranks one day. At the country club, he learned that powerful men are discreet about their actions to preserve the secret to their affluence. He worked hard through college to get himself entrenched in the oil industry. He enjoyed the company of the people he led at work. However, Boone gained enemies who challenged his team and their values. When he expressed skepticism over their claims, they accused him of denying their charges and represented him as a villain. Jill realizes that Boone is trying to get her to understand the circumstances in which he grew up. She affirms that Boone’s experience was hard, which he appreciates.

Boone and Jill hear a noise across the room, marking the appearance of two new male spirits wearing lab coats over business suits. The men claim to be Boone’s former colleagues and introduce themselves as Mel G. and Mel R. Both Mels have not seen Boone since before their deaths, as Boone did not attend either of their funerals. They mockingly insinuate that they collaborated with Boone in the lie to discredit any challenges to his work in the oil industry. They explain that they were both involved in the development of the atomic bomb, allowing the United States to win World War II. Boone secretly helped them to develop several environmental and energy initiatives that would undermine sincere environmentalist movements to the advantage of Boone’s business. They represent these initiatives by replicating themselves several times, each copy dropping out as a tiny version from their rear ends.

The Mels implore Boone not to yield his moral position, assuring him that he, too, can die without ever being held accountable for his actions. Boone answers that neither of them is welcome in his room. They respect his wishes and tell him they will be waiting nearby to collect him. They are eager for the “good days” they will have with him as their new companion.

Boone is disturbed by the Mels’ presence, especially when Jill affirms that they were real spirits, not figments. Boone turns his angry thoughts towards Jill and starts to insult her, hurting her feelings and sending her away. Jill tries to calm down for the sake of preserving her elevation. She travels through the neighborhood and feels greed and resentment in the air, especially around the gas stations that aggressively advertise commercial products and services. Jill settles down on an abandoned couch in a vacant lot and feels herself beginning to despise Boone.