- An explosion at work kills a dozen other people. D-503 doesn't seem to notice.
- He gets a letter of instructions from I-330, telling him to lower the curtains when he gets home. He reads it and then tears it up.
- He returns home after an agonizing wait in his designated Auditorium and finds O-90 waiting for him. She asks if he got her letter. He did and he's prepared to cut her off completely, but…
- She confesses that she wants to have a baby. "I want, I must have a child! From you! Give me a child and I will leave. I will!" (19.28)
- He tells her that she's risking execution, but she doesn't care. He agrees and the lights dim on their latest Session du Nookie.