Hannah reaches for milk in a grocery shop. She flinches at a car horn outside — her breath catches. At the checkout, a CASHIER scans her items mechanically. Hannah grabs her bag, rounds a corner, and slams straight into LILY. They recognise each other — Hannah wraps Lily in a desperate hug. Lily senses something is wrong.
Coffee shop. Hannah sits across from Lily, hands curled around a barely-touched coffee, grocery bag on the floor. She tells Lily she "died" — describes the crash and a man who saved her. Lily mentions Hannah's blackouts have been getting worse. Hannah doesn't know what blackouts Lily means. Lily gently suggests seeing a doctor. Hannah notices Lily's hair is different.
Hannah walks slowly up a narrow garden path to Josh's house, holding her grocery bag. Birdsong, the hum of a passing car. She reaches the front door, pulls out keys, hesitates, then pushes the door open.
The door clicks shut behind Hannah. She steps into Josh's empty hallway — shoes padding on hardwood, the house eerily still. She moves toward the kitchen, grocery bag rustling.
Hannah sets the grocery bag on the kitchen counter and begins unpacking. Behind her, Josh speaks (O.S.): "Hello?" She freezes. Josh stands in the doorway, handsome but tense. "Who are you?" He doesn't recognise her. Hannah is devastated — tries to explain she's his girlfriend. Josh grows angry and orders her to leave. She bolts.
Hannah bursts out of the house, nearly tripping over the threshold. She fumbles for her phone and calls Lily — goes to voicemail. She leaves a panicked, rambling message about Josh pretending not to know her. She speeds up. Someone grabs her shoulder from behind and spins her around — it's WILL, the man from the crash. "Hannah, hang up." She's terrified. He tells her he was at the crash. Her face freezes mid-sentence. THE HUM builds.
CAFÉ. A coffee cup clinks down. Hannah leans back, arms crossed. Will sits across from her. "You're a time traveller." He confirms it. He explains time travel using sugar on the table — pouring a straight line for the timeline, showing how consciousness jumps back. He produces a folder stuffed with handwritten notes, diagrams, photographs. He explains there are two versions of her: the 2018 Hannah whose body she's in, and her 2025 consciousness. He proposes a plan: go back to when she first met Josh at a park café and recreate the meeting.
Will and Hannah walk with purpose through a narrow alley, walls covered in old tags and peeling posters. Hannah asks how precise the trip will be. Will explains he can narrow it to the day but they'll end up wherever their bodies were at that moment. "The earth moves through the galaxy at 200 kilometres a second." Hannah rehearses the plan: verify the date, meet Josh at the park café.
Doctor's office. Hannah sits in the exam chair. DR. PULASKI enters — apologises for delay, asks about her blackouts. Hannah plays along, distracted, scanning the room for the time. A wall clock reads 12:23. The doctor moves into view; Hannah's face tightens — she's running out of time.
Hannah bursts out of the doctor's office and into the street. She takes off down the sidewalk, dodging slow walkers, slipping between couples. Her breath is quick but controlled.
Hannah moves fast through the city street, past storefronts and blurred faces. She rounds a turn — SMACK. She collides full-force with someone. A firm grip catches her shoulders: WILL. But this Will doesn't know her — he's startled. She calls him by name. An awkward exchange: he insists they've never met. She runs off. He calls after her: "Don't make me come find you!"
City park café terrace. Tree shade, distant chatter. Hannah arrives in a rush, spots JOSH reading a book at a table, and sits across from him. She comments on his Flannery O'Connor novel. They flirt — easy, natural chemistry. She breaks down briefly; he kneels beside her. Then JULIA steps into the frame — striking, late twenties. She's Josh's girlfriend. Josh introduces Hannah. Julia notices Hannah looks shaken. Josh and Julia leave; Hannah forces composure until they're gone, then bolts.
City park. Hannah storms away from the café terrace, hands clenched, breathing hard. Will calls her name (O.S.). She ignores him, quickens pace. He catches up, grabs her shoulder. She whirls around — "Don't touch me!" They argue: she says he lied about fixing things, he says they need to go further back. She's furious and desperate. "I WANT TO GO HOME!" THE HUM builds.
RESET. Close up on Hannah — distant, hollow. The same street as the opening, the same moment. She takes a step forward — a hand yanks her back. A car blurs past, air stirring her hair. She turns: it's Will. This time, she's saved.
SMASH CUT FROM BLACK. Hannah stares into the bathroom mirror under fluorescent lights. A toilet flushes, a stall door opens — a stranger brushes past and exits. Hannah grips the sink, breathes. "Okay." She gathers herself and walks out.
Hannah steps out of the bathroom into the lived-in café. She heads to a corner table where JOSH sits. They flirt — it's their first meeting in this loop. Hannah tells him about her "emergency pack of compliments" she gives to strangers. Josh is charmed, opens up about being an anxious person. Extended, warm two-hander.
LOOP RESTART. The bell jingles as Hannah enters the same café. She casts a glance at Josh's still-empty chair, joins the queue. JANA the barista greets her — they exchange the same order (cappuccino, medium, normal milk). Hannah accidentally calls Jana by name, covers it. Josh enters and takes his seat. Hannah approaches him with the wi-fi password and his book title — they begin the conversation again.
Bathroom mirror shot (same framing as 2.01). Hannah stares at her reflection. From behind a stall door, she hears suppressed crying. "Hello? Are you okay?" No one emerges. (Julia is O.S. behind the door.)
Hannah walks back to Josh's table. "So... where were we?" They pick up the conversation about compliments. Same beats, slightly shifted — Hannah knows the moves now.
Same café, new loop. Hannah walks straight to the counter — Jana serves her. "And a pastry please." Jana: "Oh, I'm sorry, we're out. Some guy just left with the last one." Hannah clocks Josh already sitting in his chair, reading.
Bathroom mirror. This time, a stall door unlatches and a woman crosses to the next basin. IN THE MIRROR: JULIA. Red-eyed, swollen from crying, wearing a formal black dress. Hands under the tap. Hannah tries to mask her surprise. "Hey, are you okay?" Julia, wiping tears: "I'm fine." First real contact.
Hannah returns to Josh's table. They talk about compliments again. Hannah suggests leaving to get fresh air. "We just met," Josh says. Just then, JULIA walks out from the bathroom. Hannah panics — "I'll be right back."
Hannah exits the café, cuts into foot traffic, and thumbs a call. She tells Will (V.O.) that Julia is at the café. Will asks if it's a coincidence. Hannah realises this might be the first time Josh and Julia meet. Will tells her to wait and then change it.
LOOP RESET. Bathroom mirror. Same shot as opener — Julia appears in the mirror again, red-eyed. "Hey, are you okay?" Julia: "I'm fine." Hannah: "You don't look fine." Julia: "I'm sorry, do I know you?" Hannah: "No." This time Hannah stays. Julia explains: "Awkward timing." Hannah: "That's okay. Nice dress." Julia: "Thanks. It's for a funeral."
Hannah at her original table (not Josh's). She watches across the room. Julia comes out of the bathroom, crosses to Jana at the counter, orders a latte. Her phone dies when trying to pay. Josh walks up and joins the counter. "Problem?" He offers to pay for Julia's latte. As his thumb swipes — THE HUM builds. We zoom in on the phone, zoom out: it's in HANNAH'S hand. THE HUM cuts. Hannah and Julia stare at each other. Julia smiles.
Julia and Hannah sit opposite each other. Julia sips the latte Josh bought her. They talk about Julia's sister Nathalie who died of cancer. Hannah empathises, asks too many questions, keeps saying sorry. Julia opens up about grief and learning to live with loss. Meanwhile, Josh is still reading his book at his table across the room.
Hannah enters the café, is served by JANA at the counter. She compliments Jana's playlist — Jana lights up. Hannah orders, walks to a seat, holds the door for a patron with two coffees. She catches Josh already inside hunting for the wi-fi sign and gives him the password ("Spill the beans"). They sit together, begin the Flannery O'Connor conversation again.
FINAL BATHROOM LOOP RESET. Mirror. Julia in the mirror, red-eyed. Same exchange: "Hey, are you okay?" Julia: "I'm fine." Hannah: "You don't look fine." Julia: "Sorry, do I know you?" Hannah decides to change things: "Yes."
Julia and Hannah sit opposite each other once more. Julia stares in disbelief as Hannah explains the loops — dozens of them, the day repeating, trying to change the timeline. Hannah says they never met at this café before, but Josh and Julia did. She looks over at Josh's table — he smiles and gives a small wave of acknowledgement. Hannah tells Julia she hopes Julia will treat Josh well. Julia, moved despite herself, says Hannah made her forget about today. Hannah says "Julia. You'll be fine."
Early light across the park. Hannah sits on a bench, still, letting the city move around her. In the distance, half-obscured by trees, Josh and Julia walk together — just two figures in motion. Hannah watches with acceptance.
Will's office — a lived-in workspace with papers, files, notebooks. Hannah visits Will. He shows her her own social media profile on his laptop: "Hannah Greene, freelance translator." They discuss where to go next, the orphan feeling of having no original timeline. Will explains his office belongs to the "local" Will who doesn't mind him snacking.
Will and Hannah walk-and-talk in the office hallway. "Que sera, sera" — a light, reflective moment. Will asks where she'll go now. Hannah says she's currently occupying her 2018 body during a blackout.
Hannah alone in Will's office. She looks around at the shelves, the desk. She finds the folder — flips through. Lands on the photograph: Will and Hannah as a couple. She stares.
University cafeteria. Bright, high glass, pendant lamps. Will sits at a table. Hannah approaches, spots him, sits nearby. They talk about how they keep running into each other. Hannah mentions Julia's sister. Will mentions Maya died. Hannah extends sympathy — a genuine connection.
Will and Hannah at home, playing Jenga at a table. Hannah explains it's about patience and steady hands. They discuss how she met Julia over coffee. Will pulls the wrong block — the tower crashes.
FLASHBACK to the original park café meeting (same setting as 1.13). Tree shade dapples the terrace. HANNAH sits at a table. JOSH at another table, reading, smiling at her. WILL and GRAHAM watch from the trees at a distance. Graham confronts Will about creating chaos.
Midday. Will suddenly appears on a street holding a coffee cup. No sign of where he is. He walks, then hears a car crash O.S. He rounds the corner and finds HANNAH lying on the street, dying. Blood, broken glass. Will panics — this is the consequence of his changes.
REPEAT of 1.07 — same garden path, same staging. Hannah bursts out of Josh's house. Will grabs her shoulder, spins her around. Now seen from Will's POV. He was at the crash. She's terrified. Must match 1.07 exactly — same wardrobe, same blocking.
Squash court. Hannah hammers the ball into the wall. LILY snaps it back — fast, competitive. Between rallies, Lily asks what's wrong. Hannah deflects. Lily probes about Will and the blackouts. Hannah shuts it down but she's visibly improved at squash.
Hannah walks up the familiar garden path to Josh and Julia's house. Rings the doorbell. JOSH opens the door. JULIA appears behind him. Hannah steels herself: "You guys don't know me, but I need to share something important... if you have the time."
Josh and Julia's living room — more lived-in now, photos on shelves. HANNAH explains time travel to JOSH and JULIA over a long, circuitous conversation. She describes Will manipulating their lives in the past. Josh is skeptical; Julia is cautious but listening. They go round in circles for two hours. Hannah can't find Will's diary anymore — he's hidden it.
Will's office. HANNAH searches the room for his diary — going through desk drawers, shelves. WILL catches her. Confrontation over the notebook and what it contains.
City park. HANNAH at the spot where she first met Josh. WILL arrives. Josh is somewhere nearby. Three characters but the focus is Will and Hannah — their alliance is fracturing.
LOOP RESET. Coffee shop. HANNAH sits back down — LILY is mid-sentence, still talking. Hannah has returned from the hill. She sits quietly, shaken but processing.
Campus café. HANNAH and JOSH sit together. He returns her student ID that she dropped. She writes her phone number on a napkin. A sweet, low-key first connection.
Inside the café. HANNAH and JULIA sit together. "Tabitha paid." The timeline has shifted — details are different. JANA is visible in the background behind the counter.
LOOP RESET. Coffee shop. HANNAH realises the pendant is the anchor — the key to controlling the loops. LILY keeps talking, oblivious. Hannah processes the revelation.
Student dorm room. HANNAH explains time travel to JULIA using spilled sugar on a desk — echoing Will's café demonstration from 1.08. A student timetable on the wall, a laptop open to Maya's obituary and party social media page. Julia listens, processing.
Classroom/lecture room. GRAHAM draws his time-loop diagram on the whiteboard — five circles rolling into one large loop. HANNAH and JULIA watch and listen. A tutorial in time travel mechanics.