# Chapter 21 Immediate Continuity Check

`NAMES: CLEAN — chapter: "via R. Kim / S. Rivera" and "Odile Marchetti / Theo Brennan / June Park" vs tracker/canon: "Ruth Kim/Sam Rivera" and canon entries for June, Theo, Odile — fix target: n/a. Checked the raw hallucinated return attribution against the repaired chapter; the current names match canon.`

`TIMELINE: CLEAN — chapter: "eight on Friday morning," "Under it he wrote *8 rtn'd 12/4*" and the dark-phone ending vs tracker/canon: Ch20 occurs Thursday Dec 3 through Friday Dec 4 before noon; Ch21 is Friday Dec 4; Ch22 diner follows only after June replies there — fix target: n/a after tracker/card update moved the Sunday appointment into Ch22. Near-miss considered: Theo's Friday 8 a.m. scene precedes June's Friday 10:40 refusal in Ch20 chronology, but the compressed map permits intercut same-day chronology and no character uses information from June's later call.`

`KNOWLEDGE: CLEAN — chapter: "June knew. Odile knew" and "Theo still does not learn Tasker facts by omission" vs tracker/canon: "Theo remains ignorant of June's offer decision and New York logistics" — fix target: n/a. Checked that Odile does not reveal the final knew-all-along truth; closest candidate is "I put that page where you would find it. On purpose," which owns catalog placement only.`

`OBJECTS: CLEAN — chapter: eight catalogs returned, one already shelved, loan sheet updated, Week 6 fear canvas rehung, hidden Week 3 study finished and faced to wall — vs tracker/canon: one catalog returned in Ch17; eight outstanding after Ch20 Ruth/Sam route; hidden study behind backing boards; Ch16 fear canvases above flat files — fix target: TRACKER additions required, no chapter contradiction.`

`INJURIES: CLEAN — chapter: no injuries/deaths/body-health clocks introduced; closest body-state candidate is "rubbing paint out from under the thumbnail," an action detail not an injury — fix target: n/a.`

## Contradictions Found

None.

## New Facts Introduced

- facts introduced: The eight remaining catalogs arrive at Marchetti Rooms by Friday morning, Dec 4, marked `MARCHETTI: 8`; Theo logs `1 rtn'd 11/22` and `8 rtn'd 12/4, via R. Kim / S. Rivera`.
- character state changes: Theo sets an explicit boundary with Odile: he keeps keys/freight/condition reports/loan sheet but refuses to be "the route" for moving people.
- object locations: All nine catalogs are now back on the third shelf, left side; the Week 6 fear canvas remains above the flat files with the wire still half-inch low; the Week 3 study is now finished, labeled, and faced to the wall beside the storage rack.
- injuries: none.
- deaths: none.
- promises made: Theo asks June for a conversation at Sonia's at her chosen day/time, then sends an over-managing hedge; June has not replied by chapter end.
- unresolved mysteries: Odile's final knew-from-night-one truth remains unrevealed; June's choice details remain unknown to Theo.
- planted seeds: Ch22 must land June's reply and diner terms; portrait consent state for Ch22/Ch24; Odile's `O.M.` initials as material partial confession.
- payoff targets: Ch22 private apology before art object; Ch23/Ch24 consent-governed portrait handling; final Odile reveal still due.

## New Promises Or Compacts

- Theo to Odile: he will do the job but will not be used as a human route again.
- Theo to June: he will be at Sonia's when she chooses and will not define the terms beyond the ask.
- June to Theo: she permits one bounded meeting, not forgiveness.

## Continuity Log Additions

- facts introduced:
  - Chapter 21 occurs Friday, December 4, beginning at 8 a.m. at Marchetti Rooms and ending that night after the building shutdown.
  - Ruth Kim and Sam Rivera have returned the eight remaining catalogs by a non-Theo route; the box is marked `MARCHETTI: 8`.
  - Theo logs the catalog sheet as `1 rtn'd 11/22` and `8 rtn'd 12/4, via R. Kim / S. Rivera`.
- character state changes:
  - Theo confronts Odile and receives a true partial: she placed the catalog page where he would find it and thought too little about June's cost.
  - Theo sets a work boundary with Odile: keys, freight, condition reports, and loan sheets remain his job; moving people through him without consent does not.
  - Theo finishes the hidden Week 3 study of June without delivering it as apology.
- object locations:
  - All nine catalogs are back on the Marchetti Rooms stockroom shelf.
  - Odile's initials `O.M.` are written beside the original catalog loan entry.
  - June's Week 6 fear canvas remains rehung above the flat files with its wire half-inch low.
  - Theo's Week 3 study is finished, labeled `Study - J. Park - begun wk 3, finished 12/4 - T. Brennan`, and faced to the wall beside the storage rack.
- injuries:
  - none.
- deaths:
  - none.
- promises made:
  - Theo asks June to talk at Sonia's; he immediately sends "If you'd rather not, I understand"; no reply arrives in Ch21.
- unresolved mysteries:
  - Odile's knew-all-along secret remains protected.
  - Theo still does not know June's Tasker refusal, Asha referral, Dana/Kessler path, or landlord notice.
- planted seeds:
  - Ch22 must deliver June's reply and the diner setup.
  - The faced-to-wall study is consent-governed for later use.
- payoff targets:
  - Ch22 must place apology before any portrait reveal and must not treat Theo's Ch21 hedge as clean growth.
  - Ch24 still owns the final Odile reveal and public artifact-borne disclosure.

Verdict: **CLEAN**.
