The rules surrounding executions mean that Callum can’t have his actual last wish: to see Sephy one more time. But the reveal that Sephy is present to watch the execution helps Callum feel loved and supported in his last moments. Broadly speaking, Callum’s execution suggests that for noughts, it’s something of a privilege to get to grow up at all. Callum may be innocent, but he’s still denied the opportunity to live as an adult.