After Dolly admits she faked infertility to mislead the powerful Stevens family, she tells Jerome she only played cold to protect him. Jerome confesses long-held feelings, reveals they already slept together, and flirts—asking to sleep again. At the same time jealous relatives surface: one brother declares, "your woman is mine," while servants note Mrs. Stevens's room was unusually quiet. The family orders close surveillance and cites the arranged marriage for "pure bloodlines." The episode ends with informants reporting the old kidnapping was orchestrated by the uncle, leaving the household on edge and Dolly under watch.