Clara returns to the engagement after she pushed Tessa into the water days earlier and was punished. Guests and family demand she apologize to the fragile Tessa, but Clara refuses. Staff warn everyone to stay close because Tessa is unstable and may need blood at any moment. Lily is sent to take an item to Elias at the engagement. Pressured to commit, Elias kneels and proposes; Tessa answers "I do." Immediately after the public promise, a servant cries that Ms. Clara Quinn is gone, leaving her sudden disappearance unresolved and the celebration in shock.