- Marjorie sits alone in the dark, thinking about how Renfrew has been working until past midnight all this week and pondering that fourth drink.
- A noise startles her in the dark, but it turns out to be Peterson at the door.
- Peterson says he was hoping to catch John. Marjorie says he's still transmitting but scrounging for fuel. Peterson admits that's good but that he still feels there is a part of the process they don't understand.
- Peterson tells her about contracting the illness and tells her what he's seen on the road. In short, it's going Mad Max the Road Warrior in England.
- Peterson asks if he can make himself a drink and catch up a bit.
- As he pours the drink, thunder and lightning startle Marjorie. As they talk, the power goes out.
- Marjorie starts discussing how the mechanical clock on the shelves isn't working properly.
- In the silence, as the two listen to the broken clock ticking away, Peterson kisses her and directs her into the living room.