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Yeah - there's a couple of angles to that, it's a tricky one that I guess we'll find out more about. She's a famous model now right (i forget)? So she sees a lot of people, in new shoots, has to remember names, struggles with those kind of things. Really depends on what her job is like - is it studio based or location?The interesting thing about Elsa seeing Nika in the restaurant was the way she approached him. It's only been five years, but she says to him, "Nika? You're... you're Nika Cyrus, right?" That suggests she had no contact with Nika after Summer disappeared since she seemingly struggles to recognize him, despite their childhood meetings via Summer.
Without going into that side of speculation, she's seeing a ghost from her past. Nika has the reborn haircut of youngling Nika. He's in an exclusive restaurant he could never afford before - jarring her with his appearance in a place she might frequent. The important thing is there's no sense of antagonism or wariness from her, just caution to not mentione the thing directly. She seems happy (even if shocked) to reconnect. This scene is the only thing that makes me wonder if it was completely Nika's involvement that triggered whatever happened (like you, I'm thinking witness protection).
Elsa's Aurora photo suggests she hasn't thought about those events for a while, and she's kept herself too busy to let them get to her. Maybe it was explained to her in some form and she could smell something fishy being covered up, but it seems more like a regret and wistfulness from her, suggesting she saw it as something final.