Lauren and Abe have their awaited encounter.  

Lauren hands over the picture, and Abe hands over the information. She asks about the Purple Hyacinth (Mercenary? Caring? You decide!), and then learns more about the Phantom Scythe's cruel methods in forcing people to do despicable things.  

We also learn about Sandman's family with a link to an earlier plot point, and our theory about Kieran's flowers is confirmed.  

Lauren asks, yet again, about the kidnapped kids, and yet again, her fact finding mission is foiled, this time by a hitman, from whom she saves Abel.  

Back at his apartment, Kieran is peacefully reading until a Phantom Scythe epistle is slipped under his door.  

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𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀: 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲!