Mikhail tells Vanitas what he wants. Noé and Vanitas clash. Details emerge about why Vanitas shuns others and doesn't want them to peer into his memories. Dominique's life is on the razor's edge. Noé says he can't do the one thing Vanitas wants.
I would have already killed
him if I hadn't held back.
كنتُ لقتلتُه بالفعل لو لم أتردّد
Hätte ich nicht versucht,
meinen Angriff abzuschwächen, …
Si je n’avais pas essayé
de retenir mon coup,
Sarebbe morto, se non mi fossi trattenuto.
Eu já teria o matado
se não tivesse me contido.