Hermes tries Shakespeare, opera and espresso to trigger Zu's memory. Ori leads a retrieval to reconnect Zu to her Verona past.

Ori finds Tai in his studio and the white dress burning. Zu sees a grasshopper and almost feels something. Tai escapes without telling Ori what happened to Zu.

Tai follows an old hatred to 71 Gansevoort. Hermes finds Zu and strikes a bargain. When Ori arrives at his studio, one name returns: Tybalt.

Ori goes to Trinity to find Zu. But the person he encounters doesn't sound or act like Zu. Lauren tries to connect with Zu after class.

Tai and Lucrezia feel their own pasts stirring. Ori reclaims Adagio, his sword from Verona. Hermes urges Ori to remember how to fight for what he loves.

Lauren wakes from a dream where love turns to blood. Ori is shown his missed meetings with Zu. Their timelines are splitting, and The Lights may be their last chance.

Zu wanders New York in a Nepenthe haze. She almost finds Ori, but takes a detour. A world without scent becomes a world without consequences.

Between Ori and the Capulets, Zu understands the choice she must make. Hermes recalls a choice he regrets. What happens if destiny chooses for us?

Zu is shown a future where perfume unlocks forgotten lives. Hermes tells Ori why that promise became dangerous. Between scent and truth, both houses are asking the question: who will open the past?

In the Capulet lab, Zu discovers the fragrances and future she might have chosen. At the Wright mansion, Ori follows Hermes beneath the surface of everything he knows. The two houses are opening their doors.