Rushing to the hospital for Carmen’s sudden stomach pain, Reuben drives until a road is blocked and he is beaten after trying to reason with the crowd. Carmen calls her father, who says he's closing up and that he's on his way. On the back street of Tavrix Lane a group surrounds Carmen; catcalls escalate and a man tries to grab her as she struggles. Someone at the scene shouts, "Let her go!" The episode ends with Reuben injured and Carmen seized while her father races toward the unfolding emergency.