Tessa is discharged from the hospital and the household gathers to welcome her back. Clara returns pale after an extraction and several days missing, prompting Eli and their father to scold her for leaving without warning. Tessa, cheerful, asks what gifts she received; Clara has none and deflects. Family pressure centers on Clara’s risky absence: "If you were to die, what will Tessa do?" Dad insists there’s one thing only Clara can give and begins to demand it. The episode ends on his unfinished sentence, forcing Clara into an immediate, looming choice.