# Ending Quality Audit - Chapter 01

LANDS - scene/chapter-final - final lines quoted:
`June took the pen out of the cup before he could offer it, straightened the cup, and wrote *June Park* in the left-hand blank, up to the printed ampersand, where the line stopped being hers to fill.`
`"Your turn," she said, and handed him the pen.`

What closes the beat: action and decision. June signs, then gives Theo the pen. Pressure it cuts on: Theo must now join the lie.

Strongest weak candidate considered: `where the line stopped being hers to fill` (139) could have become explanatory symbolism, but the next line converts it into action and partner pressure.

Chapter verdict: ENDINGS-CLEAN.

REVISION ORDERS: none.
