Some time later, after Atwell and Farrell return from a romantic weekend in the country, Brice visits her unexpectedly. After Atwell lets him in, the suspicious Brice demands to know the name of her other lover, but Atwell refuses and orders him to leave. Brice becomes enraged and accidentally pushes Atwell to her death over an upstairs railing. Brice then rushes to Pritchard's apartment and tearfully confesses what has happened, stating he is ready to turn himself in since he had been seen by Atwell's other lover. However, Pritchard suggests that if the other man is made out to be a suspected KGB sleeper agent code-named "Yuri", then Atwell's death could be made a matter of national security and "Yuri" could be killed "in the line of duty" by operatives under Pritchard's control. Pritchard then cleans Atwell's house of all evidence that Brice was there, and discovers the negative of a photograph Atwell had taken of Farrell earlier.