Still no one suspects the public, but the murder of spica has set off a "conspiracy" among the "internet theorists" who believe that his death could be evidence that his father has been manipulating the web in order to further his own interests. Portia tells her brother that they have their own way, and that she will die first before telling him about the future. She tells him that her parents were murdered, and she doesn't want him to lose her "cut the sentimental crap" . Portia says that she and her brother are in the process of replacing their father, and they need each other's help to achieve their goals.