Someone hiding in the study wakes to a mosquito bite and a family ultimatum: Mrs. Stevens will receive no Stevens money until she gives birth. At a tense meeting Mrs. Stevens snaps, "Are you treating me like a breeding sow?" Advisors pressure Mr. Stevens to secure an heir and warn Egan could exploit failure; Jerome is taunted that his ED won't be cured. They propose Dr. Thomson, an andrologist, as a private option. A threat to punish Mrs. Stevens if she bears another man's child leaves her safety and the leadership unresolved, forcing a risky medical choice.