Inside Pink Diamond's palanquin, Steven overhears a conversation between Rose and Pearl behind the throne. While Pearl is at first hesitant to do her assigned task, Rose is adamant, assuring her that this is the only way to end the war, their lives will be better and they'll be free afterward, saying that if this is really her world then she wants to give it to the Crystal Gems. Pearl agrees to Rose's plan but says she can't believe she is going to do it. Rose reassures, saying that "I can't exactly shatter myself". The two hug and Rose begins to shapeshift, her gem rotating and revealing itself to be a diamond. Rose Quartz reveals herself to be Pink Diamond, much to Steven's shock.
Once out in the open, Pink shows Pearl a handful of dirt with the head of a single pink hibiscus and gives her the latter. She then changes the dirt into fake diamond shards and swallows them. Before Pink leaves, she gives one last order as a Diamond to her Pearl: never speak of these events again. Pearl then turns to Steven, who has been watching speechlessly the whole time and offers her cellphone with an apology. Steven wordlessly takes the phone as Pearl shapeshifts into "Rose" to stage the fake "shattering".
After Steven texts Pearl to let her know that he found her phone, she pulls him out of her gemstone. Once they are outside, Pearl expresses that she has wanted to tell Steven something for a very long time. With a somber expression, he processes the revelation that his mother was Pink Diamond. Behind him, Amethyst and Garnet, who have just entered the scene, react in shock to the news about Pink Diamond's true identity as Rose.
