diff --git a/frontend/assets/app.js b/frontend/assets/app.js
index c45a5f2..085210b 100644
--- a/frontend/assets/app.js
+++ b/frontend/assets/app.js
@@ -110,6 +110,20 @@
  * below — the header.js single-evaluation design (no direct <script>
  * tag; esbuild inlines it into the page bundle).
  *
+ * Retry the last answer (phase 49, owner-locked 2026-08-29, TODO.md L4):
+ * a "Retry" button in the meta row of the LAST brain bubble re-asks the
+ * preceding question IN PLACE — the old answer is removed from the DOM
+ * and from the persisted record (saved immediately after the pop, so a
+ * crash between the pop and the fresh `done` can never resurrect the
+ * replaced answer; the question stays), and the fresh answer streams
+ * into its place without re-adding the question. This is what
+ * `runTurn(text, { reask })` is for: the turn extracted from handleSend
+ * skips the user append + persistence save point 1 when `reask` is set.
+ * Only the last brain bubble carries the button (markLastRetryable), it
+ * is NOT admin-gated (chat is public — unlike Tune), and it is inert
+ * while a turn is in flight. No banner, no scroll (phase 42): the fresh
+ * bubble lands where the old one was.
+ *
  * All DOM ids match frontend/index.html.
  */
 
@@ -315,6 +329,74 @@ function appendStoppedNote(wrap) {
   meta.appendChild(note);
 }
 
+/* Phase 49 (owner-locked 2026-08-29, TODO.md L4): the rendered wrap of
+ * the CURRENT last brain record. Set wherever a brain bubble becomes the
+ * latest persisted answer (the `done` branch, the empty-answer fallback,
+ * the stop finalize) and on the phase-14 restore (the LAST restored
+ * brain bubble wins); cleared when the retry redo pops it. Both
+ * retryLastTurn's stale-click guard and markLastRetryable's targeting
+ * key off it. */
+let lastBrainWrap = null;
+
+/* The Retry button's redo glyph (aria-hidden decoration — the "Retry"
+ * text carries the accessible name), currentColor so the CSS themes the
+ * stroke (ink-soft → ink on hover, the phase-08 palette). */
+const RETRY_ICON =
+  '<svg aria-hidden="true" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.7" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M21 12a9 9 0 1 1-9-9c2.52 0 4.93 1 6.74 2.74L21 8"/><path d="M21 3v5h-5"/></svg>';
+
+/* "Retry" button in the meta row of the last brain bubble — the redo
+ * action of phase 49 (owner-locked 2026-08-29, TODO.md L4). The house
+ * appendTuneButton pattern: reuses the .msg-meta row when it exists
+ * (role=list → the button joins as a listitem so ARIA stays valid),
+ * otherwise creates a plain meta row; one button per bubble. NOT
+ * admin-gated, unlike appendTuneButton — chat is public, so every
+ * visitor gets the redo (the meta-row actions read as a pair: Tune for
+ * the admin, Retry for everyone). Click → retryLastTurn(wrap). */
+function appendRetryButton(wrap) {
+  const body = wrap.querySelector(".msg-body");
+  if (!body) return;
+  let meta = body.querySelector(".msg-meta");
+  if (!meta) {
+    meta = document.createElement("div");
+    meta.className = "msg-meta";
+    body.appendChild(meta);
+  }
+  if (meta.querySelector(".retry-btn")) return; // one per bubble
+  const btn = document.createElement("button");
+  btn.type = "button";
+  btn.className = "retry-btn";
+  if (meta.getAttribute("role") === "list") btn.setAttribute("role", "listitem");
+  btn.innerHTML = RETRY_ICON + "<span>Retry</span>";
+  btn.addEventListener("click", () => retryLastTurn(wrap));
+  meta.appendChild(btn);
+}
+
+/* Last-bubble-only management (owner-locked 2026-08-29): the Retry
+ * button lives on exactly ONE bubble — the last brain answer. Remove
+ * every rendered .retry-btn FIRST (an earlier bubble's button is stale
+ * the moment a newer answer lands), then re-append it to the last brain
+ * bubble — but only when that record has its preceding user record to
+ * re-ask (the invariant holds in practice: every brain record follows
+ * its user record). Call sites: on `done`, on the empty-answer
+ * fallback, on the stop finalize (a stopped partial is the prime retry
+ * candidate), and once at the end of the phase-14 restore.
+ * startNewChat needs no call: its list reset removes the buttons along
+ * with the list. */
+function markLastRetryable() {
+  messagesEl.querySelectorAll(".retry-btn").forEach((b) => b.remove());
+  if (!lastBrainWrap) return;
+  let lastIdx = -1;
+  for (let i = conversation.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
+    if (conversation[i].who === "brain") {
+      lastIdx = i;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  const prev = lastIdx > 0 ? conversation[lastIdx - 1] : null;
+  if (!prev || prev.who !== "user") return;
+  appendRetryButton(lastBrainWrap);
+}
+
 /* Inline tuning form under the bubble: labeled textarea (maxlength 2000)
    + Save / Cancel. Success replaces the form with the .tune-saved status
    (role=status); failure keeps the form and shows an inline error
@@ -887,6 +969,7 @@ function renderStoredMessage(m) {
   appendSources(wrap, m.sources);
   appendTuneButton(wrap); // restored brain answers are tunable too
   if (m.stopped) appendStoppedNote(wrap); // phase 48: the stop marker restores
+  lastBrainWrap = wrap; // phase 49: the LAST restored brain bubble wins
 }
 
 /* On load: re-render the stored conversation (markdown, source chips,
@@ -895,6 +978,7 @@ function renderStoredMessage(m) {
 function restoreConversation() {
   conversation = loadStoredConversation();
   for (const m of conversation) renderStoredMessage(m);
+  markLastRetryable(); // phase 49: the restored last brain bubble is retryable
 }
 
 /* Brain message save point (on `done`): raw accumulated text + metadata.
@@ -994,6 +1078,46 @@ function stopTurn() {
   turnAbort?.abort();
 }
 
+/* Phase 49 (owner-locked 2026-08-29, TODO.md L4): the redo-in-place
+ * retry — the click handler of the Retry button, which only ever sits
+ * on the LAST brain bubble. It re-asks the question preceding that
+ * bubble: the old answer is replaced in the DOM AND in the persisted
+ * record (the pop is saved immediately — a crash between the pop and
+ * the fresh `done` must never resurrect the replaced answer; the
+ * question remains), and the fresh answer streams into its place via
+ * runTurn(text, { reask: true }) — no user append, no push, no banner,
+ * no scroll (phase 42: the fresh bubble lands where the old one was).
+ * Guards: inert while a turn is in flight (one turn at a time), and the
+ * click's wrap must still be the last brain bubble's rendered wrap — a
+ * stale click on a superseded bubble is harmless by construction. */
+function retryLastTurn(wrap) {
+  if (uiState === UI_STATE.thinking || uiState === UI_STATE.streaming) return;
+  if (wrap !== lastBrainWrap) return; // stale click — the button moved on
+  let lastIdx = -1;
+  for (let i = conversation.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
+    if (conversation[i].who === "brain") {
+      lastIdx = i;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  if (lastIdx === -1) return;
+  // Invariant: every brain record follows its user record — the
+  // question to re-ask is the record immediately before the popped one.
+  const prev = conversation[lastIdx - 1];
+  if (!prev || prev.who !== "user") return;
+  const text = prev.text;
+  conversation.splice(lastIdx, 1); // redo in place: the old answer is gone
+  // Save BEFORE the rerun: what the user saw — the removed answer — is
+  // what is stored from this point on (the question stays, the replaced
+  // answer never comes back).
+  saveConversation();
+  wrap.remove();
+  lastBrainWrap = null;
+  // Re-ask without re-adding: the reask turn skips the user append and
+  // persistence save point 1 (the question is already in both).
+  void runTurn(text, { reask: true });
+}
+
 async function handleSend(e) {
   e.preventDefault();
   // Phase 48: while a turn is in flight the Send button IS the Stop
@@ -1005,15 +1129,34 @@ async function handleSend(e) {
   }
   const text = input.value.trim();
   if (!text || sendBtn.disabled) return;
-
-  addMessage("user", renderMarkdown(text), true); // reveal my message (owner-kept)
-  // Persistence save point 1: the question is stored the moment it is
-  // sent, so a failed/interrupted turn never loses it.
-  conversation.push({ who: "user", text });
-  saveConversation();
+  // Phase 49: the user append + persistence save point 1 moved into
+  // runTurn with the rest of the turn — the `reask` flag skips them on
+  // the redo-in-place retry path (the question is already in the DOM +
+  // conversation); handleSend keeps only the form-level pre-work.
   input.value = "";
   autoGrow();
   clearErrorBanner();
+  await runTurn(text, { reask: false });
+}
+
+/* Phase 49 (owner-locked 2026-08-29, TODO.md L4): the chat turn —
+ * extracted from handleSend so the retry redo can re-run a question
+ * without re-adding it. `reask` skips (a) the user-bubble append and
+ * (b) persistence save point 1 (the conversation push + save) — the
+ * question is already in the DOM and in `conversation`. A plain send
+ * (`reask = false`) is byte-identical to the pre-extraction path:
+ * everything from setUiState(thinking) / armTurnTimeout through the
+ * finally settle moved here verbatim, and the turn-local resets (acc,
+ * thinkingAcc, sawThinking, sawDone, toolAcc, stoppedByUser, turnAbort)
+ * stay turn-scoped exactly as phase 48 left them. */
+async function runTurn(text, { reask = false } = {}) {
+  if (!reask) {
+    addMessage("user", renderMarkdown(text), true); // reveal my message (owner-kept)
+    // Persistence save point 1: the question is stored the moment it is
+    // sent, so a failed/interrupted turn never loses it.
+    conversation.push({ who: "user", text });
+    saveConversation();
+  }
 
   let wrap = null;
   let res = null;
@@ -1160,6 +1303,8 @@ async function handleSend(e) {
           sources: ev.sources,
           suggestions: ev.suggestions,
         });
+        lastBrainWrap = wrap; // this bubble is now the last brain answer
+        markLastRetryable(); // phase 49: the Retry button is last-bubble-only
       } else if (ev.type === "error") {
         throw new Error(ev.detail || "Something went wrong on my side.");
       }
@@ -1179,6 +1324,8 @@ async function handleSend(e) {
       const fwrap = addMessage("brain", fallback);
       appendTuneButton(fwrap);
       rememberBrainTurn(fallback, {}); // persist what the user actually saw
+      lastBrainWrap = fwrap;
+      markLastRetryable(); // phase 49: the fallback bubble is retryable too
     }
   } catch (err) {
     if (aborted) {
@@ -1201,6 +1348,8 @@ async function handleSend(e) {
           tools: toolAcc.length ? toolAcc : undefined,
           stopped: true,
         });
+        lastBrainWrap = wrap; // the stopped partial is the prime retry candidate
+        markLastRetryable(); // phase 49: Retry on the stopped partial
       }
       // Pre-token / thinking-only stop: persist NOTHING brain-side
       // (phase-20 convention — the question is already saved on send).
diff --git a/frontend/assets/styles.css b/frontend/assets/styles.css
index 94d3419..08357f5 100644
--- a/frontend/assets/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/assets/styles.css
@@ -623,6 +623,35 @@ details.thinking .thinking-text ul { margin: 0 0 0.5rem; }
 .tune-btn svg { width: 14px; height: 14px; display: block; }
 .tune-btn:hover { background: var(--brand-soft); color: var(--brand-ink); }
 
+/* Phase 49 (owner-locked 2026-08-29, TODO.md L4): the "Retry" button —
+   the redo-in-place action in the meta row of the LAST brain bubble.
+   The exact visual family of .tune-btn (same pill size/spacing, the
+   global :focus-visible ring, >=44px via min-height) so the two meta
+   actions read as a pair — but neutral: ink-soft -> ink on hover (Tune
+   keeps the brand pair). The redo glyph rides currentColor. Contrast:
+   ink-soft on --bg ~8.6:1, ink ~15:1, hover ink on --brand-soft
+   ~15.7:1 — all AA. */
+.retry-btn {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
+  min-height: 44px;
+  margin-left: auto;
+  padding: 0.35rem 0.8rem;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--ink-soft);
+  font: inherit;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.retry-btn svg { width: 14px; height: 14px; display: block; }
+.retry-btn:hover { background: var(--brand-soft); color: var(--ink); }
+
 /* Phase 48: the "Stopped" note in a stopped brain bubble's meta row:
    ink-soft on the surface bubble ≈6.9:1, the 10px filled-square glyph
    centered with the row (the Tune button shares the row), and
@@ -2322,6 +2351,7 @@ details.thinking .thinking-text ul { margin: 0 0 0.5rem; }
   .steering-note { padding: 0.3rem 0.3rem 0.3rem 0.7rem; }
   .app-main > .steering-panel { width: calc(100% - 1.8rem); }
   .tune-btn { min-height: 44px; }
+  .retry-btn { min-height: 44px; }
   /* Phase 27: the tuning page squeezes like the other cards — the row
      padding tightens; the icon+label actions keep their 44px floor and
      the note text ellipsizes (min-width: 0). */
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index bd2ab0b..67e56dc 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@
         <span class="new-chat-label">New chat</span>
       </button>
 
+      <!-- Phase 49 (2026-08-29, TODO.md L4): the meta row under a brain
+           bubble can carry JS-injected actions (app.js) — Tune (admin
+           only, phase 15) and Retry (every visitor; the LAST brain
+           bubble only, redo-in-place). No static markup: both are
+           injected like the source chips. -->
       <section class="messages" id="messages" aria-live="polite" aria-label="Conversation with Brain of Reese">
         <div class="empty-state" id="empty-state">
           <div class="empty-state-glyph" aria-hidden="true">
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_retry_answer.py b/tests/e2e/test_retry_answer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ee4d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_retry_answer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,446 @@
+"""Phase 49 E2E (Playwright): retry the last answer (redo in place).
+
+Source: ``TODO.md`` L4 — "Need a retry button to retry the last answer,
+like a redo button" (no user story file — TODO-derived phase).
+Run in isolation (DB must be up: ``podman compose up -d db``):
+
+    uv run pytest tests/e2e/test_retry_answer.py -v --no-cov
+
+Mock-only, no admin login (chat is public — Retry is NOT admin-gated,
+unlike Tune). The owner-locked contract (2026-08-29) under test:
+
+* the LAST brain bubble (completed, deflected, or a phase-48 stopped
+  partial) carries the Retry button in its meta row; earlier brain
+  bubbles do not (``markLastRetryable`` is last-bubble-only);
+* clicking Retry redoes the turn IN PLACE — the old answer leaves the
+  DOM and the persisted ``bor.chat.v1`` record (the pop is saved before
+  the rerun, so a crash never resurrects the replaced answer), the
+  preceding question is re-asked WITHOUT being duplicated, and the
+  fresh answer streams into the old bubble's place; the new bubble is
+  the new last and carries the Retry button;
+* a stopped partial is the prime retry candidate: the redo replaces it
+  with a fresh ``done`` answer (no ``stopped`` marker, the full text —
+  the long answer's unique final line arrives);
+* Retry is inert while a turn is in flight — no second turn starts, no
+  bubble or record duplication, the in-flight turn completes to its own
+  ``done``.
+
+Determinism: the mock quotes the asked question into its grounded
+answer (ending in the ``Deterministic mock answer for E2E`` marker), the
+deflection answer is a fixed honest phrase, and the long answer ("write
+a long answer" trigger) streams ~900 words over ~8 s (12 chars / 0.02 s)
+with a unique final line (``LONG-ANSWER-END``) absent from any partial.
+OLD-vs-fresh bubble identity is proved with a test-only
+``data-retry-marker`` attribute set on the old wrap before the click —
+the mock answers are byte-stable, so a redo of the same question is
+textually indistinguishable from the original and only the DOM element
+(and the storage record) can prove the replacement.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import re
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from threading import Thread
+from typing import Any
+
+from playwright.sync_api import Page, expect
+from sqlalchemy import text
+
+from app.config import Settings
+from app.db import SessionLocal
+from app.rag.importer import ImportSummary, import_sources
+from app.rag.llm import LLMClient
+
+REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+FIXTURES = REPO / "tests" / "fixtures" / "docs"
+
+#: Two grounded (on-topic) questions — the phase-03 phrasing and the
+#: phase-14 follow-up, both retrieve the kubernetes fixture doc.
+Q1 = "How is my Kubernetes cluster set up?"
+Q2 = "What about the nodes?"
+#: Phase-04 phrasing: no token overlap with the fixtures → the honesty
+#: gate is LOW → the deterministic deflection answer.
+OFF_TOPIC = "How do I bake sourdough bread?"
+#: On-topic + the mock's long-answer trigger (~900 words, ~8 s at the
+#: mock's pacing — the phase-48 stop window).
+LONG_QUESTION = "How is my Kubernetes cluster set up? write a long answer"
+#: Phase-06 phrasing: the mock's 3 s warm-up before the first token —
+#: a comfortable in-flight window to click the stale Retry button.
+SLOW_QUESTION = "pretend to think slowly then tell me about kubernetes"
+
+MOCK_ANSWER_MARKER = "Deterministic mock answer for E2E"
+DEFLECT_PHRASE = r"haven't done anything like that"
+LONG_ANSWER_END = "LONG-ANSWER-END"
+
+STORAGE_KEY = "bor.chat.v1"
+#: The typing indicator is itself a .msg.brain — exclude its bubble.
+ANSWER = ".msg.brain .bubble:not(.typing)"
+#: The brain message wraps, in rendered order (the typing indicator is
+#: absent in every settled state these tests read at).
+BRAIN_WRAPS = "#messages > .msg.brain"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# KB seeding (same pattern as the phase 02/03/04/14/48 story suites)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+async def _import_fixtures(mock_port: int) -> ImportSummary:
+    kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {"_env_file": None, "llm_base_url": f"http://127.0.0.1:{mock_port}/v1"}
+    settings = Settings(**kwargs)  # pyright: ignore[reportCallIssue]
+    return await import_sources([FIXTURES], LLMClient(settings))
+
+
+def _run_in_thread(coro: Any) -> Any:
+    """Run a coroutine on a worker thread.
+
+    Playwright's sync API keeps an asyncio loop running on the test
+    thread, so ``asyncio.run`` cannot be called directly from a test body.
+    """
+    box: dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+    def runner() -> None:
+        try:
+            box["value"] = asyncio.run(coro)
+        except BaseException as e:  # noqa: BLE001 — re-raised on the test thread
+            box["error"] = e
+
+    t = Thread(target=runner)
+    t.start()
+    t.join()
+    if "error" in box:
+        raise box["error"]
+    return box["value"]
+
+
+def _reset_db(mock_port: int) -> ImportSummary:
+    with SessionLocal() as db:
+        db.execute(text("TRUNCATE chunks, documents, query_log"))
+        db.commit()
+    return _run_in_thread(_import_fixtures(mock_port))
+
+
+def _stored_parsed(page: Page) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    raw = page.evaluate(f"() => localStorage.getItem('{STORAGE_KEY}')")
+    assert raw is not None, "the conversation key must exist in localStorage"
+    return json.loads(raw)
+
+
+def _assert_no_error_banner(page: Page) -> None:
+    """A retry settles through the normal done path — never the red
+    role=alert error banner (the KB-offline banner is a separate,
+    health-driven state the db_ready fixture keeps away)."""
+    banner = page.locator("#kb-banner")
+    expect(banner).to_be_hidden()
+    expect(banner).not_to_have_attribute("role", "alert")
+    expect(banner).not_to_have_class(re.compile(r"is-error"))
+
+
+def _tag_last_brain_wrap(page: Page, marker: str) -> None:
+    """Tag the rendered wrap of the LAST brain bubble (settled state —
+    no typing indicator present) so the test can prove the OLD element
+    leaves the DOM: the mock answers are byte-stable, so a redo of the
+    same question is textually indistinguishable from the original."""
+    page.evaluate(
+        """(marker) => {
+              const wraps = document.querySelectorAll("#messages > .msg.brain");
+              wraps[wraps.length - 1].setAttribute("data-retry-marker", marker);
+          }""",
+        marker,
+    )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Shared flows
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _ask(page: Page, question: str) -> None:
+    """Send one grounded turn and wait until the answer has fully landed
+    (marker = last chunk streamed; "Send" = the done save point settled)."""
+    page.fill("#message-input", question)
+    page.click("#send-btn")
+    expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble").last).to_contain_text(question)
+    expect(page.locator(ANSWER).last).to_contain_text(MOCK_ANSWER_MARKER, timeout=30_000)
+    expect(page.locator("#send-btn")).to_be_enabled()
+    expect(page.locator("#send-label")).to_have_text("Send")
+
+
+def _ask_deflected(page: Page, question: str) -> None:
+    """Send an off-topic turn and wait until the deflected answer landed."""
+    page.fill("#message-input", question)
+    page.click("#send-btn")
+    bubble = page.locator(".msg.brain.is-deflected .bubble").first
+    bubble.wait_for(state="visible", timeout=30_000)
+    expect(bubble).to_contain_text(re.compile(DEFLECT_PHRASE, re.IGNORECASE), timeout=30_000)
+    expect(page.locator("#send-btn")).to_be_enabled()
+    expect(page.locator("#send-label")).to_have_text("Send")
+
+
+def _stop_long_answer_mid_stream(page: Page) -> str:
+    """Ask the long on-topic question and Stop it once a few words of
+    answer have streamed (the phase-48 flow). Returns the rendered
+    partial text after the stop settles."""
+    page.fill("#message-input", LONG_QUESTION)
+    page.click("#send-btn")
+
+    answer = page.locator(ANSWER)
+    answer.wait_for(state="visible", timeout=30_000)
+    partial = ""
+    deadline = time.monotonic() + 15
+    while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+        partial = answer.inner_text()
+        if len(partial.split()) >= 8:
+            break
+        time.sleep(0.05)
+    assert len(partial.split()) >= 8, "no answer deltas before the stop"
+
+    btn = page.locator("#send-btn")
+    expect(btn).to_have_class(re.compile(r"is-stop"))
+    btn.click()
+
+    expect(page.locator("#send-label")).to_have_text("Send", timeout=5_000)
+    _assert_no_error_banner(page)
+    stopped_text = answer.inner_text()
+    assert "Step 1:" in stopped_text
+    assert LONG_ANSWER_END not in stopped_text
+    return stopped_text
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 1. Grounded redo: last-bubble-only button, redo in place, no duplicate
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_retry_redoes_in_place(
+    page: Page, app_url: str, mock_llm: int, db_ready: None
+) -> None:
+    summary = _reset_db(mock_llm)
+    assert summary is not None and summary.added == 13  # A9 formats (phase 47 added quadlet+j2)
+    page.set_default_timeout(30_000)
+    page.goto(app_url)
+
+    # Two grounded turns: the conversation is [u1, b1, u2, b2].
+    _ask(page, Q1)
+    _ask(page, Q2)
+
+    # Last-bubble-only: exactly ONE Retry button, on the LAST brain
+    # bubble (the "Retry" text is the accessible name); the first brain
+    # bubble carries none.
+    expect(page.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(1)
+    expect(page.locator(".retry-btn").first).to_contain_text("Retry")
+    first_wrap = page.locator(BRAIN_WRAPS).first
+    last_wrap = page.locator(BRAIN_WRAPS).last
+    expect(first_wrap.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(0)
+    expect(last_wrap.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(1)
+
+    # Tag the old last wrap: the redo must remove THIS element (the
+    # fresh answer is textually identical — the mock is byte-stable).
+    _tag_last_brain_wrap(page, "old-b2")
+
+    page.locator(".retry-btn").click()
+
+    # The redo is in flight immediately (the button is the Stop control),
+    # then settles to the fresh answer.
+    expect(page.locator("#send-label")).to_have_text("Stop", timeout=5_000)
+    expect(page.locator("#send-btn")).to_have_class(re.compile(r"is-stop"))
+    expect(page.locator("#send-label")).to_have_text("Send", timeout=30_000)
+    _assert_no_error_banner(page)
+
+    # The old answer left the DOM (the tagged wrap is gone) and the fresh
+    # answer streamed into its place: two brain bubbles, both grounded,
+    # the first one intact (it still quotes Q1).
+    expect(page.locator("[data-retry-marker='old-b2']")).to_have_count(0)
+    expect(page.locator(ANSWER)).to_have_count(2)
+    expect(page.locator(ANSWER).first).to_contain_text(Q1)
+    expect(page.locator(ANSWER).last).to_contain_text(MOCK_ANSWER_MARKER)
+
+    # The conversation never duplicated the question: exactly one user
+    # bubble for the retried question, two in total.
+    expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble")).to_have_count(2)
+    expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble", has_text=Q2)).to_have_count(1)
+
+    # Storage: [u1, b1, u2, b2'] — the retried question occurs once, the
+    # last brain record is the fresh answer.
+    msgs = _stored_parsed(page)["messages"]
+    assert [m["who"] for m in msgs] == ["user", "brain", "user", "brain"]
+    assert msgs[0]["text"] == Q1
+    assert msgs[2]["text"] == Q2
+    assert [m["text"] for m in msgs if m["who"] == "user"].count(Q2) == 1
+    assert MOCK_ANSWER_MARKER in msgs[1]["text"]
+    assert MOCK_ANSWER_MARKER in msgs[3]["text"]
+
+    # The new answer is the new last — it carries the Retry button, the
+    # first bubble still does not.
+    expect(page.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(1)
+    expect(page.locator(BRAIN_WRAPS).first.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(0)
+    expect(page.locator(BRAIN_WRAPS).last.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(1)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 2. A stopped partial (phase 48) redoes to a fresh full done answer
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_retry_on_stopped_partial(
+    page: Page, app_url: str, mock_llm: int, db_ready: None
+) -> None:
+    _reset_db(mock_llm)
+    page.set_default_timeout(30_000)
+    page.goto(app_url)
+
+    _stop_long_answer_mid_stream(page)
+
+    # The stopped partial carries the "Stopped" note AND the Retry
+    # button (the prime retry candidate — owner-locked).
+    expect(page.locator(".msg.brain .stopped-note")).to_have_count(1)
+    expect(page.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(1)
+    msgs = _stored_parsed(page)["messages"]
+    assert [m["who"] for m in msgs] == ["user", "brain"]
+    assert msgs[-1]["stopped"] is True
+    assert LONG_ANSWER_END not in msgs[-1]["text"]
+
+    _tag_last_brain_wrap(page, "old-partial")
+    page.locator(".retry-btn").click()
+
+    # The turn re-runs to a fresh `done` answer (the full long answer —
+    # ~8 s of streaming at the mock's pacing).
+    expect(page.locator("#send-label")).to_have_text("Stop", timeout=5_000)
+    expect(page.locator("#send-label")).to_have_text("Send", timeout=60_000)
+    _assert_no_error_banner(page)
+
+    # The partial is gone — DOM, "Stopped" note, and stored marker — and
+    # the fresh full answer stands in its place.
+    expect(page.locator("[data-retry-marker='old-partial']")).to_have_count(0)
+    expect(page.locator(".msg.brain .stopped-note")).to_have_count(0)
+    bubble = page.locator(ANSWER)
+    expect(bubble).to_have_count(1)
+    text = bubble.inner_text()
+    assert "Step 1:" in text
+    assert LONG_ANSWER_END in text, "the redo ran to a fresh full done answer"
+
+    # Storage: the stored partial is replaced — the last brain record
+    # has no `stopped` flag and carries the full answer.
+    msgs = _stored_parsed(page)["messages"]
+    assert [m["who"] for m in msgs] == ["user", "brain"]
+    assert msgs[-1].get("stopped") is not True
+    assert LONG_ANSWER_END in msgs[-1]["text"]
+
+    # The fresh answer is the new last brain bubble — it carries Retry.
+    expect(page.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(1)
+    expect(page.locator(BRAIN_WRAPS).last.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(1)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 3. A deflected answer redoes: still deflected, chips re-rendered
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_retry_deflected(
+    page: Page, app_url: str, mock_llm: int, db_ready: None
+) -> None:
+    _reset_db(mock_llm)
+    page.set_default_timeout(30_000)
+    page.goto(app_url)
+
+    _ask_deflected(page, OFF_TOPIC)
+
+    # The deflected bubble (with its Maybe-try chips; weak-hit source
+    # chips ride along per A8) carries the Retry button.
+    chips_before = page.locator(".msg.brain.is-deflected .maybe-try .suggestion-chip")
+    expect(chips_before.first).to_be_visible()
+    assert chips_before.count() >= 2
+    expect(page.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(1)
+
+    _tag_last_brain_wrap(page, "old-deflect")
+    page.locator(".retry-btn").click()
+
+    expect(page.locator("#send-label")).to_have_text("Stop", timeout=5_000)
+    expect(page.locator("#send-label")).to_have_text("Send", timeout=30_000)
+    _assert_no_error_banner(page)
+
+    # Redo mechanics: the old bubble is gone, the fresh deflected bubble
+    # stands in its place (still deflected — the mock is deterministic),
+    # the question was not duplicated.
+    expect(page.locator("[data-retry-marker='old-deflect']")).to_have_count(0)
+    expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble")).to_have_count(1)
+    expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble")).to_contain_text(OFF_TOPIC)
+    fresh = page.locator(".msg.brain.is-deflected .bubble")
+    expect(fresh).to_have_count(1)
+    expect(fresh.first).to_contain_text(re.compile(DEFLECT_PHRASE, re.IGNORECASE))
+
+    # The "Maybe try" chips are re-rendered on the fresh bubble.
+    chips = page.locator(".msg.brain.is-deflected .maybe-try .suggestion-chip")
+    assert chips.count() >= 2, "the redo must re-render the maybe-try chips"
+    group = page.locator(".msg.brain.is-deflected .maybe-try")
+    expect(group).to_have_count(1)
+    expect(group.first).to_have_attribute("aria-label", "Maybe try")
+
+    # The fresh bubble is the new last — it carries the Retry button.
+    expect(page.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(1)
+    expect(page.locator(BRAIN_WRAPS).last.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(1)
+
+    # Storage: one question, one (still deflected) answer — no duplicate.
+    msgs = _stored_parsed(page)["messages"]
+    assert [m["who"] for m in msgs] == ["user", "brain"]
+    assert msgs[0]["text"] == OFF_TOPIC
+    assert msgs[-1]["deflected"] is True
+    assert len(msgs[-1]["suggestions"]) >= 2
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 4. Retry is inert while a turn is in flight
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_retry_inert_while_in_flight(
+    page: Page, app_url: str, mock_llm: int, db_ready: None
+) -> None:
+    _reset_db(mock_llm)
+    page.set_default_timeout(30_000)
+    page.goto(app_url)
+
+    # One completed turn: the last (only) brain bubble carries Retry.
+    _ask(page, Q1)
+    expect(page.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(1)
+    _tag_last_brain_wrap(page, "first-turn")
+    first_answer = page.locator(ANSWER).inner_text()
+
+    # Start the slow second turn (3 s pre-token warm-up = the window).
+    page.fill("#message-input", SLOW_QUESTION)
+    page.click("#send-btn")
+    expect(page.locator("#send-label")).to_have_text("Stop", timeout=5_000)
+
+    # Retry on the previous last bubble while in flight: a no-op — no
+    # second turn, the previous bubble (answer + button) stays put.
+    page.locator(".retry-btn").click()
+    expect(page.locator("[data-retry-marker='first-turn']")).to_have_count(1)
+    expect(page.locator("[data-retry-marker='first-turn'] .bubble")).to_have_text(
+        first_answer
+    )
+    # Still in flight — the in-flight turn, not a retry, owns the button.
+    expect(page.locator("#send-label")).to_have_text("Stop")
+    _assert_no_error_banner(page)
+
+    # The in-flight turn completes to its own done answer.
+    expect(page.locator("#send-label")).to_have_text("Send", timeout=30_000)
+    _assert_no_error_banner(page)
+
+    # No second turn started, no duplication: exactly two user bubbles —
+    # the in-flight question occurs once; the first turn is intact.
+    expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble")).to_have_count(2)
+    expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble", has_text=SLOW_QUESTION)).to_have_count(1)
+    expect(page.locator(ANSWER)).to_have_count(2)
+    expect(page.locator("[data-retry-marker='first-turn'] .bubble")).to_have_text(
+        first_answer
+    )
+    msgs = _stored_parsed(page)["messages"]
+    assert [m["text"] for m in msgs if m["who"] == "user"] == [Q1, SLOW_QUESTION]
+    assert [m["who"] for m in msgs] == ["user", "brain", "user", "brain"]
+
+    # The settled conversation is again last-bubble-only retryable.
+    expect(page.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(1)
+    expect(page.locator(BRAIN_WRAPS).last.locator(".retry-btn")).to_have_count(1)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_frontend_feedback.py b/tests/unit/test_frontend_feedback.py
index d7b6636..5897e2a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_frontend_feedback.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_frontend_feedback.py
@@ -366,3 +366,242 @@ def test_composer_form_is_novalidate() -> None:
     assert not re.search(r"\brequired\b", textarea), (
         "the composer textarea must not carry `required` (see novalidate)"
     )
+
+
+# ---------- retry answer (phase 49, task 01) ----------
+
+
+def test_run_turn_is_the_extracted_turn_handler() -> None:
+    """Phase 49 (owner-locked 2026-08-29, TODO.md L4): the turn
+    machinery is extracted from handleSend into
+    `runTurn(text, { reask = false })`. handleSend keeps only the
+    form-level pre-work (the in-flight stop guard, the !text guard, the
+    composer pre-work) and delegates; the user append + persistence
+    save point 1 (push + save) sit in runTurn's `!reask` block — the
+    redo-in-place retry path skips both, because the question is
+    already in the DOM and in `conversation`."""
+    js = _js()
+    assert re.search(r"async function runTurn\(text, \{ reask = false \} = \{\}\)", js), (
+        "runTurn(text, { reask = false }) must be the extracted turn handler"
+    )
+    handle = js.find("async function handleSend")
+    turn = js.find("async function runTurn")
+    assert -1 < handle < turn, "runTurn follows handleSend (the extracted body)"
+    handle_body = js[handle:turn]
+    assert "stopTurn();" in handle_body, "the in-flight guard stays in handleSend"
+    assert "const text = input.value.trim()" in handle_body, "the !text guard stays"
+    assert 'input.value = ""' in handle_body
+    assert "autoGrow()" in handle_body
+    assert "clearErrorBanner()" in handle_body
+    assert "runTurn(text, { reask: false })" in handle_body, ("handleSend delegates the turn")
+    assert 'addMessage("user"' not in handle_body, (
+        "the user append moved with the turn into runTurn"
+    )
+    assert "conversation.push" not in handle_body, (
+        "persistence save point 1 moved with the turn into runTurn"
+    )
+    reask_idx = js.find("if (!reask) {", turn)
+    wrap_idx = js.find("let wrap = null", turn)
+    assert -1 < reask_idx < wrap_idx, (
+        "the reask gate must precede the turn machinery (the append happens "
+        "before the turn starts, exactly like the pre-extraction order)"
+    )
+    turn_top = js[turn:wrap_idx]
+    assert "if (!reask) {" in turn_top, "the reask gate guards the append + push"
+    assert 'addMessage("user", renderMarkdown(text), true)' in turn_top
+    assert 'conversation.push({ who: "user", text })' in turn_top
+    assert "saveConversation()" in turn_top
+
+
+def test_retry_button_is_not_admin_gated_and_one_per_bubble() -> None:
+    """appendRetryButton: the house appendTuneButton pattern — reuses the
+    .msg-meta row when it exists (role=list → the button joins as a
+    listitem so ARIA stays valid), creates it otherwise, one .retry-btn
+    per bubble, the aria-hidden redo glyph + the "Retry" text (the
+    accessible name). NOT admin-gated — unlike appendTuneButton, chat is
+    public and every visitor gets the redo (owner-locked)."""
+    js = _js()
+    fn = js.find("function appendRetryButton")
+    assert fn != -1, "appendRetryButton must exist"
+    body = js[fn: js.find("\n}\n", fn)]
+    assert "isAdmin" not in body, "Retry is NOT admin-gated (owner-locked: all visitors)"
+    assert 'querySelector(".msg-meta")' in body, "reuses the meta row when it exists"
+    assert 'className = "msg-meta"' in body, "creates it otherwise"
+    assert 'className = "retry-btn"' in body
+    assert 'querySelector(".retry-btn")' in body, "one Retry button per bubble"
+    assert 'btn.setAttribute("role", "listitem")' in body, ("role=list → listitem")
+    assert "<span>Retry</span>" in body, "the text carries the accessible name"
+    assert "RETRY_ICON" in body, "the button leads with the redo glyph"
+    icon = js[js.find("const RETRY_ICON") : js.find(";", js.find("const RETRY_ICON"))]
+    assert 'aria-hidden="true"' in icon, "the redo glyph is decoration"
+    assert "retryLastTurn(wrap)" in body, "the click handler re-asks in place"
+
+
+def test_mark_last_retryable_is_remove_then_append() -> None:
+    """markLastRetryable: last-bubble-only management — remove every
+    rendered .retry-btn FIRST (an earlier bubble's button is stale the
+    moment a newer answer lands), then append the button to the last
+    brain bubble (only when its preceding user record exists to re-ask
+    — the invariant: every brain record follows its user record)."""
+    js = _js()
+    fn = js.find("function markLastRetryable")
+    assert fn != -1, "markLastRetryable must exist"
+    body = js[fn: js.find("\n}\n", fn)]
+    assert 'querySelectorAll(".retry-btn")' in body, "finds every rendered Retry button"
+    assert ".remove()" in body
+    assert "appendRetryButton(lastBrainWrap)" in body
+    assert body.index(".remove()") < body.index("appendRetryButton(lastBrainWrap)"), (
+        "the existing buttons must be removed before the new one is appended"
+    )
+    assert 'who !== "user"' in body, "needs the preceding user record to re-ask"
+
+
+def test_mark_last_retryable_call_sites() -> None:
+    """The four call sites (owner-locked): on `done` (after the Tune
+    append), the empty-answer fallback, the stop finalize (the stopped
+    partial is the prime retry candidate — after the partial is
+    persisted), and once at the end of the phase-14 restore.
+    startNewChat needs none: its list reset removes the buttons along
+    with the list."""
+    js = _js()
+    # done branch: after appendTuneButton.
+    done = js.find('ev.type === "done"')
+    done_branch = js[done: js.find('ev.type === "error"', done)]
+    assert "appendTuneButton(wrap)" in done_branch
+    assert "markLastRetryable()" in done_branch
+    assert done_branch.index("appendTuneButton(wrap)") < done_branch.index(
+        "markLastRetryable()"
+    ), "the Retry append rides the done save point, after Tune"
+    # empty-answer fallback.
+    fallback = js.find("!aborted && !wrap")
+    fallback_block = js[fallback: js.find(")} catch (err) {", fallback)]
+    assert "appendTuneButton(fwrap)" in fallback_block
+    assert "markLastRetryable()" in fallback_block
+    # stop finalize: after the stopped partial is persisted.
+    catch = js.find("} catch (err) {")
+    stop_idx = js.find('stoppedByUser || err?.name === "AbortError"', catch)
+    stop_branch = js[stop_idx: js.find("} else {", stop_idx)]
+    assert "markLastRetryable()" in stop_branch
+    assert stop_branch.index("rememberBrainTurn") < stop_branch.index("markLastRetryable()"), (
+        "the Retry button lands only after the stopped partial is persisted"
+    )
+    # restore: once, at the end.
+    rfn = js.find("function restoreConversation")
+    rbody = js[rfn: js.find("\n}\n", rfn)]
+    assert rbody.count("markLastRetryable()") == 1
+    # startNewChat: no call — the list reset removes the buttons anyway.
+    nfn = js.find("function startNewChat")
+    nbody = js[nfn: js.find("\n}\n", nfn)]
+    assert "markLastRetryable" not in nbody
+
+
+def test_retry_last_turn_redo_in_place_order() -> None:
+    """retryLastTurn: the in-flight no-op (one turn at a time), the
+    stale-click guard (the click's wrap must still be the last brain
+    bubble's rendered wrap), and the redo-in-place order — pop the brain
+    record → saveConversation() BEFORE the rerun (a crash between the
+    pop and the fresh `done` never resurrects the replaced answer; the
+    question remains) → remove the wrap → runTurn(text, { reask: true }).
+    No banner, no scroll (phase 42)."""
+    js = _js()
+    fn = js.find("function retryLastTurn")
+    assert fn != -1, "retryLastTurn must exist"
+    body = js[fn: js.find("\n}\n", fn)]
+    assert "uiState === UI_STATE.thinking" in body, "in-flight no-op (thinking)"
+    assert "uiState === UI_STATE.streaming" in body, "in-flight no-op (streaming)"
+    assert "wrap !== lastBrainWrap" in body, "the stale-click guard"
+    assert "conversation.splice" in body, "the brain record is popped in place"
+    assert "saveConversation()" in body, "the pop is saved immediately"
+    assert "wrap.remove()" in body, "the old bubble leaves the DOM"
+    assert "runTurn(text, { reask: true })" in body, "re-ask without re-adding"
+    i_splice = body.index("conversation.splice")
+    i_save = body.index("saveConversation()")
+    i_remove = body.index("wrap.remove()")
+    i_rerun = body.index("runTurn(text, { reask: true })")
+    assert i_splice < i_save < i_remove < i_rerun, (
+        "pop → save → remove → rerun — the save must precede the rerun"
+    )
+    assert "showErrorBanner" not in body, "no error banner on the retry path"
+    assert "scrollReveal" not in body, "no scroll (phase 42: the bubble lands in place)"
+
+
+def test_last_brain_wrap_tracking_and_restore() -> None:
+    """lastBrainWrap is the rendered wrap of the current last brain
+    record: set on the `done` save point, the empty-answer fallback, and
+    the stop finalize (each before markLastRetryable), set for every
+    restored brain bubble (the LAST one wins), cleared by the retry
+    pop. The restore path marks the restored last brain bubble
+    retryable at the end."""
+    js = _js()
+    assert "let lastBrainWrap = null" in js, "module-scope last-brain wrap"
+    done = js.find('ev.type === "done"')
+    done_branch = js[done: js.find('ev.type === "error"', done)]
+    assert "lastBrainWrap = wrap" in done_branch
+    assert done_branch.index("lastBrainWrap = wrap") < done_branch.index("markLastRetryable()")
+    fallback = js.find("!aborted && !wrap")
+    fallback_block = js[fallback: js.find(")} catch (err) {", fallback)]
+    assert "lastBrainWrap = fwrap" in fallback_block
+    catch = js.find("} catch (err) {")
+    stop_idx = js.find('stoppedByUser || err?.name === "AbortError"', catch)
+    stop_branch = js[stop_idx: js.find("} else {", stop_idx)]
+    assert "lastBrainWrap = wrap" in stop_branch
+    rfn = js.find("function renderStoredMessage")
+    rbody = js[rfn: js.find("\n}\n", rfn)]
+    assert "lastBrainWrap = wrap" in rbody, "every restored brain bubble updates it"
+    fn = js.find("function retryLastTurn")
+    body = js[fn: js.find("\n}\n", fn)]
+    assert "lastBrainWrap = null" in body, "the retry pop clears it"
+
+
+def test_retry_btn_css_is_the_tune_family() -> None:
+    """Phase 49 styling: the .retry-btn pill is the exact .tune-btn
+    visual family (same size/spacing/min-height, right-aligned after
+    the source chips, 14px glyph) so the two meta actions read as a
+    pair — with the neutral ink-soft → ink hover (Tune keeps the brand
+    pair). Contrast: ink-soft on --bg ~8.6:1, ink ~15:1, hover ink on
+    --brand-soft ~15.7:1 — all AA. The mobile squeeze keeps the >=44px
+    floor."""
+    css = _css()
+    block = re.search(r"\.retry-btn \{([\s\S]*?)\n\}", css)
+    assert block, "styles.css must style .retry-btn"
+    body = block.group(1)
+    for prop in (
+        "display: inline-flex",
+        "min-height: 44px",
+        "margin-left: auto",
+        "padding: 0.35rem 0.8rem",
+        "border-radius: 999px",
+        "border: 1px solid var(--line)",
+        "color: var(--ink-soft)",
+        "font-size: 0.82rem",
+        "cursor: pointer",
+    ):
+        assert prop in body, f".retry-btn must keep the .tune-btn family ({prop})"
+    assert re.search(r"\.retry-btn svg \{ width: 14px; height: 14px", css), (
+        "the redo glyph rides the 14px meta-row size"
+    )
+    hover = re.search(r"\.retry-btn:hover \{([\s\S]*?)\n\}", css)
+    assert hover, ".retry-btn must have the hover step"
+    assert "color: var(--ink)" in hover.group(1), "ink-soft → ink on hover (neutral)"
+    mobile = re.search(r"@media \(max-width: 640px\) \{([\s\S]*?)\n\}", css)
+    assert mobile, "mobile media query missing"
+    assert ".retry-btn { min-height: 44px; }" in mobile.group(1), (
+        "the >=44px touch floor holds in the mobile squeeze"
+    )
+
+
+def test_index_messages_comment_documents_the_meta_actions() -> None:
+    """The #messages section comment documents the JS-injected meta-row
+    actions: Tune (admin only) and Retry (every visitor, last brain
+    bubble only) — no static markup for either."""
+    html = _html()
+    section = html.find('<section class="messages"')
+    assert section != -1, "index.html must contain the #messages section"
+    comment = html[max(0, section - 900):section]
+    assert "Retry" in comment and "Tune" in comment, (
+        "the messages-section comment must mention the meta-row actions"
+    )
+    assert "admin" in comment, "Tune is documented as admin-only"
+    assert "every visitor" in comment.lower() or "everyone" in comment.lower(), (
+        "Retry is documented as available to all visitors"
+    )
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_frontend_scroll.py b/tests/unit/test_frontend_scroll.py
index 885d569..5bf8de5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_frontend_scroll.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_frontend_scroll.py
@@ -108,11 +108,17 @@ def test_submit_reveals_user_message() -> None:
     """User intent kept by the owner: submitting scrolls the viewport down
     so the user's own message is visible — the submit addMessage passes
     the scroll intent; the streaming brain-bubble creations in the same
-    function never do."""
+    turn handler never do.
+
+    Phase 49: the turn handler is runTurn (extracted from handleSend) —
+    the user append + persistence save point 1 sit in its `!reask`
+    block (the redo-in-place retry path skips both: the question is
+    already in the DOM + conversation)."""
     js = _js()
-    send = js.find("async function handleSend")
-    assert send != -1, "handleSend must exist"
-    body = js[send : js.find("\n}\n", send)]
+    turn = js.find("async function runTurn")
+    assert turn != -1, "runTurn must exist (phase 49 extraction)"
+    body = js[turn : js.find("\n}\n", turn)]
+    assert "if (!reask) {" in body, "the user append is gated on !reask"
     assert 'addMessage("user", renderMarkdown(text), true)' in body, (
         "the submit must reveal the user message (scroll intent true)"
     )
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_sources_midstream.py b/tests/unit/test_sources_midstream.py
index 4722e08..c37528c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_sources_midstream.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_sources_midstream.py
@@ -99,11 +99,12 @@ def test_persisted_on_leave_flag_is_module_scoped_and_turn_reset() -> None:
         "flag check first, set immediately before the persist call"
     )
 
-    # Reset at the top of the turn handler (handleSend) — before the
-    # turn's fetch, where the other turn locals are initialized.
-    send = js.find("async function handleSend")
-    assert send != -1
-    top = js[send : send + 1500]
+    # Reset at the top of the turn handler (runTurn — phase 49 extracted
+    # the turn from handleSend) — before the turn's fetch, where the
+    # other turn locals are initialized.
+    turn = js.find("async function runTurn")
+    assert turn != -1
+    top = js[turn : turn + 1500]
     assert "persistedOnLeave = false;" in top, (
         "persistedOnLeave must be reset per turn, at the top of the turn handler"
     )