When Tod returns to his room, he asks about the health of his sister-in-law. Tod tells him that she is fine, and that he has helped her with his brother's help. He tells Tod that the piano reminds him of the logic of love and that love is not an impurity, but an essential part of the human condition. He says that he is angry at Tod for failing to kill him, but that his heart is still with him, and he will continue to fail. He asks who is in his room and who is speaking to him. He is talking to Tod's friend, and she is terrified. She wants to tell him everything because she is his best friend, but she is a little hesitant because she doesn't want Tod to be deceived either. She asks if they are all in the room together, and Tod says that they are, but then he says that it is not scary, as expected. He then asks if there is something outside of his room that he can see, and if it is the shape of Michael's wings, which Tod would call