In Chap­ter 127 of “All the Col­ors of the Dark,” Saint returns home to find Jim­my asleep on the couch, the mut­ed sounds of a hock­ey match ema­nat­ing from the TV. Upon enter­ing, she observes the state of the house—three emp­ty bot­tles on the cof­fee table reflect his neglect dur­ing her absence. As she tidies up, her tasks include clean­ing the bath­room and wash­ing stained shirts, all while con­tem­plat­ing her pre­vi­ous sug­ges­tion of hir­ing some­one for house­keep­ing, which Jim­my dis­missed.

Sain­t’s con­cerns deep­en as she sur­veys their liv­ing space, filled with famil­iar yet unset­tling reminders of their life togeth­er. She jumps when Jim­my approach­es her, clear­ly intox­i­cat­ed but express­ing warmth in his wel­come. Despite the late hour, she pre­pares sand­wich­es, and their con­ver­sa­tion touch­es upon snip­pets of their dai­ly lives, reveal­ing Jim­my’s mun­dane activ­i­ties at work that fur­ther dis­tance her from him. His teas­ing ref­er­ence to her boyfriend hints at under­ly­ing ten­sions, while Saint’s inquiry about her grand­moth­er show­cas­es her emo­tion­al bur­dens.

Lat­er, she steps out­side to talk with Nix, who express­es relief at see­ing her. Their dia­log shifts to the ongo­ing FBI inves­ti­ga­tion into the Macauley case, reflect­ing the weight of unre­solved trau­ma. Dis­cus­sion with Nix reveals addi­tion­al wor­ries about her well-being and the psy­cho­log­i­cal toll of their work. He shares Nor­ma’s bleak views on female FBI agents’ futures, caus­ing Saint to reflect on her own cir­cum­stances, feel­ing the sting of such judg­ments.

As their con­ver­sa­tion deep­ens, Nix offers insights on cop­ing with fail­ure and the impor­tance of find­ing one’s moral com­pass. Despite the com­plex­i­ties of their past and present chal­lenges, the bond between Saint and Nix pro­vides a moment of solace. Saint feels the weight of her deci­sions and the intro­spec­tive nature of their shared expe­ri­ences. The encounter cul­mi­nates with encour­ag­ing words from Nix, empha­siz­ing the impor­tance of mean­ing­ful action—a reminder for Saint amidst the chaos of her life.