Šmuc and Nika, in the house where they realize the rape took place, are surprised by the arrival of Zucchero and Gajić. For Nika, fragments of that fateful night finally form a complete picture. She no longer has any doubt — she knows who the perpetrator is, and now only asks herself why. The reasons are shocking. Živa is convinced her journalistic career is over before it even began. Yet Pretnar’s act, which Živa interprets between the lines of his farewell text, turns events in an unexpected direction.