In "Skin Game", Murphy has more or less gone back to how she was before Harry's death, growing back her hair and completely putting her trust in him, to the point that she unconditionally goes along with his plan, even if he kept large parts of it secret from her. It is revealed that she has hidden "Amoracchius" in the Carpenter house and "Fidelacchius "in her own, and during a fight with Nicodemus, she wields "Fidelacchius" again. It shatters into pieces, however, when Murphy tries to use it to kill Nicodemus while he is defenseless, and Nicodemus then severely injures Murphy in the fight. At the end of the novel, while she is recovering in the hospital, Harry tries to rekindle the romantic relationship that was abruptly cut off by his murder in "Changes" and Murphy reciprocates this time.