38:24 Because she's completely untrustworthy? As soon as Vought can use Zoe as leverage again, she'd be ready to slaughter them. Maybe with exception of Hughie but for the rest of people in that room, she doesn't give a smallest fuck.
Homelander promised Sage that he make the world her stage to play her ideas. For a very bored & brilliant person like Sage, its like a very fun solo chess game. She also showed previously at the rich party how she does have resentment towards humans for “not listening to her” and her brain.
Neuman had it coming given she prevented Vought from Testifying in Season 2 and killed Susan Raynor of the CIA, gave up Ryan to Homelander in Season 3 which is child endangerment and prevented Butcher and Soldier Boy from killing Homelander, and has murdered and screwed over people left and right. Its funny how people say Butcher fucked up by killing Neuman, which is fair, but also he and Starlight both fucked up last season, butcher ignored Mallory's phone call and went back on the deal, and Starlight prioritized Soldier Boy over Homelander too and Starlight screwed up in season 3 with Soldier Boy similarly to how Butcher screwed up in Season 4 with Neuman.
