diff --git a/tests/ci/test_windows_update_crash_oracles.py b/tests/ci/test_windows_update_crash_oracles.py
index c7fd9dd37f..e349ef7de3 100644
--- a/tests/ci/test_windows_update_crash_oracles.py
+++ b/tests/ci/test_windows_update_crash_oracles.py
@@ -148,3 +148,44 @@ def test_orphan_receipt_is_the_newest_one_written_after_the_baseline(tmp_path):
     assert crash._new_receipt_outcome(machine, before) is None  # an earlier run's success is not this run's
     (receipts / "update_20261004_000100_2_b.json").write_text('{"outcome": "failed"}', encoding="utf-8")
     assert crash._new_receipt_outcome(machine, before) == "failed"
+
+
+# Review CI1: a run-time xfail outlives its fix unless something checks the tree. PR CI never runs
+# the orphan cell (Windows, opt-in) nor strict acceptance, so this file is the expiry.
+def test_orphan_marker_wrapper_expires_once_its_fix_is_in_the_tree():
+    missing = crash.orphan_marker_fix_missing()
+    assert missing, ("the orphan-marker fix (#132354 + #132365) is in the tree: delete ORPHAN_MARKER_GAP, "
+                     "ORPHAN_MARKER_FIX, _orphan_gap_excuse and these guards, and assert the marker plainly")
+    # The halves already on this branch must still carry their footprint: a renamed judge would
+    # otherwise read as "not landed" forever and keep the excuse alive.
+    landed = {rel for rel, _ in crash.ORPHAN_MARKER_FIX} - {m.split(":")[0] for m in missing}
+    assert "hermes_cli/update_lock.py" in landed, f"the Python delegate judge lost its footprint: {missing}"
+
+
+def test_orphan_marker_fix_footprint_is_read_from_the_tree(tmp_path):
+    for rel, footprint in crash.ORPHAN_MARKER_FIX:
+        (tmp_path / rel).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        (tmp_path / rel).write_text(f"x\n{footprint}\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    assert crash.orphan_marker_fix_missing(tmp_path) == []
+    (tmp_path / "scripts/desktop-update/windows.ps1").unlink()
+    assert crash.orphan_marker_fix_missing(tmp_path) == [
+        "scripts/desktop-update/windows.ps1: " + crash.ORPHAN_MARKER_FIX[2][1]]
+
+
+_GAP_FAILURE = "orphaned_update: .hermes-update-in-progress read DEAD 3s after the script died"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("fix_in_tree", [False, True])
+def test_orphan_gap_is_excused_only_while_its_fix_is_absent(monkeypatch, fix_in_tree):
+    monkeypatch.delenv("HERMES_E2E_STRICT_ACCEPTANCE", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(crash, "orphan_marker_fix_missing", lambda: [] if fix_in_tree else ["a half"])
+    expected = AssertionError if fix_in_tree else pytest.xfail.Exception
+    with pytest.raises(expected, match="read DEAD"):
+        with crash._orphan_gap_excuse():
+            raise AssertionError(_GAP_FAILURE)
+
+
+def test_orphan_marker_guard_fires_once_the_fix_lands(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(crash, "orphan_marker_fix_missing", lambda: [])
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="delete ORPHAN_MARKER_GAP"):
+        test_orphan_marker_wrapper_expires_once_its_fix_is_in_the_tree()
diff --git a/tests/e2e/core/windows_update/test_crash_cells.py b/tests/e2e/core/windows_update/test_crash_cells.py
index efb80807da..bb67bf50c5 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/core/windows_update/test_crash_cells.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/core/windows_update/test_crash_cells.py
@@ -756,6 +756,33 @@ def test_desktop_handoff_killed_mid_run_leaves_a_runnable_install(journey: Journ
 # (HERMES_E2E_STRICT_ACCEPTANCE=upd-txn) fails on it instead.
 ORPHAN_MARKER_GAP = (r"orphaned_update: \.hermes-update-in-progress (read DEAD|survived)",
                      "upd-txn: the line-4 delegate lands in #132354 + #132365")
+# The expiry PR CI can check (it never runs this cell, nor strict): the fix's footprint in the
+# tree. Once every half is here the excuse is off, so the cell is strict on any runner, and
+# tests/ci/test_windows_update_crash_oracles.py (every PR) fails until the wrapper is deleted.
+ORPHAN_MARKER_FIX = (
+    ("hermes_cli/update_lock.py", "def delegate_live("),  # #132365: the judge honours a live delegate
+    ("scripts/desktop-update/marker.ps1", "function Add-MarkerDelegate("),  # #132354: the script names one
+    ("scripts/desktop-update/windows.ps1", "Add-MarkerDelegate @($proc.Id)"),  # ... its update child
+)
+_REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[4]
+
+
+def orphan_marker_fix_missing(root: Path = _REPO) -> list[str]:
+    """The halves of the orphan-marker fix absent from ``root`` (``[]``: the gap is closed there)."""
+    missing = []
+    for rel, footprint in ORPHAN_MARKER_FIX:
+        try:
+            text = (root / rel).read_text(encoding="utf-8-sig", errors="replace")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            text = ""
+        if footprint not in text:
+            missing.append(f"{rel}: {footprint}")
+    return missing
+
+
+def _orphan_gap_excuse() -> contextlib.AbstractContextManager[None]:
+    """``known_failure`` for the orphan-marker gap while its fix is absent; nothing once it is here."""
+    return known_failure(*ORPHAN_MARKER_GAP) if orphan_marker_fix_missing() else contextlib.nullcontext()
 
 
 def test_desktop_handoff_script_killed_alone_keeps_the_marker_live_until_its_update_ends(
@@ -786,5 +813,5 @@ def test_desktop_handoff_script_killed_alone_keeps_the_marker_live_until_its_upd
                     f"hermes update still ran: {r['dead_while_running'][1]} (at kill: {r['marker_at_kill']!r})")
     if r["marker_after_orphan"] is not None:
         gaps.append(f"{MARKER} survived the orphaned update's exit: {r['marker_after_orphan_text']}")
-    with known_failure(*ORPHAN_MARKER_GAP):
+    with _orphan_gap_excuse():
         assert not gaps, fail_with(m, "orphaned_update: " + "; ".join(gaps))