The
Main Character questions
Vyn about his relationship with
Matthew Richter; Vyn insists they're strangers and clarifies that he was only at the secret auction to get a list of names of people who had taken black-market drugs, which included his patients,
Brigid Gries and
Jonah Zahn. Vyn theorizes that
Gerard Boone is the source of some of these drugs. He abruptly asks her to leave, saying he's expecting a guest. Later, after the guest -- a doctor, checking on Vyn's injury -- leaves,
Ogier Wechsler questions him for hiding the truth from the MC.
At her home that night, the MC puzzles over a device Ogier gave her, recalling that he'd asked her to press the button at 9 PM if she wants to understand Vyn more. She does so and is surprised to hear Vyn being treated for an injury, determining that it's a listening device placed in Vyn's home.