At 9:30pm that same day, Dominic notices that the people are still gathered outside. Even though the announcements have told them to return home, they stay. These people are not V's followers. They are just people that respond to the symbol. The government forgets that it is symbols that people respond to, not people. Finch realizes that they were able to suppress the people's bitterness but they never dealt with it. Finch decides to get out before things get completely out of hand.
Harper goes to see Helen to let her know he has taken care of Creedy, and he is surprised by Conrad, who is caught hiding in the shadows. There is a brief struggle. Harper ends up beating Conrad by using the same blade on him that he used on.....