An early scramble—"Jerome, run!"—opens this episode. It recounts Egan's attempt to kill his nephews to seize power. Mr. Stevens admits he failed to rescue Samuel before Samuel's death. Others remind Mr. Stevens that their grandfather's will names the first to have a child sole heir and urge him to secure an heir to block Egan. They insist the estate is tightly guarded, so news that Mrs. Stevens was with another man seems impossible. A check reveals a hickey on Mrs. Stevens. The episode ends with Mr. Stevens confronting this evidence and forced to decide his next move.