Mara lowers her shears. The diver leads her to a hidden panel in the hold and opens it, pulling out a sealed pouch of documents he stashed down here years ago. He was crew on the Meridian Cross's last run, the only one who got out. He has guarded the proof ever since, waiting for someone with a claim to bring it up. Together, they surface to end it.

Mara's grief turns to fury and she shoves him back. If he knew her husband, he knew what happened and said nothing for years. He raises both hands, then slowly pulls a worn photo from his pouch: the four of them, smiling, before the last dive. "I tried to stop it," his voice crackles. She believes him. Side by side, they bring the crate up and hand every page to the authorities, and the man who sank the ship is arrested within the week.