Marius, putting on a front of playboy ignorance, questions
Matthew Richter about the gunshot he heard. When the conversation turns toward
Gladiolus Valley Research Center, Matthew demands that Marius stop pretending, while Marius maintains his story of having been at a beach party in the mountains, frustrating Matthew. Marius is asked to leave. Afterward, Matthew turns to
Vyn, who has been hiding in a cabinet due to his injured shoulder. When Matthew tries to mock Vyn for keeping quiet under fear of suspicion, Vyn points out that Matthew would have looked far more suspicious, then criticizes Matthew's childishness in using an airsoft gun. Matthew threatens to lock Vyn in the cabinet until he dies, but Vyn points out that
Ogier Wechsler escaped and can easily retrieve him.
In his car, Marius discusses his strategy in using the outlandish beach party lie with Vincent Kim.
After several days of being unable to reach Vyn, the
Main Character visits him at home. When she asks why he hasn't been answering her calls, he invites her in.