At a college anniversary reception, a classmate confronts Laura, accusing her of upsetting Angela and stealing her gown, then boasts she told Mr. and Mrs. Hampton and that Laura and her mother will be kicked out of their house. Laura protests as the accusation escalates into public humiliation. Mr. and Mrs. Hampton take the stage to praise Angela as a model student, which deepens Laura's isolation. Observers begin whispering that Laura seems unnaturally close to the Hamptons and even looks more like their family than Angela, leaving Laura's fate and the eviction threat unresolved.