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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.