At Jenny Simmons's ostentatious birthday gala, Xavier Stanley's extravagant gifts dominate the room while Jenny's mother pressures everyone over a disputed document tied to her late mother's affairs. Guests whisper that Jenny is favored and Fiona is humiliated, even called a stray dog and ordered to behave. Promises of favors for the project's approval complicate things, and Fiona insists, "I'll make sure your project bears fruit." A confrontation over the document escalates into a physical strike—"How could you hit me?" The gala collapses into scandal, and the contested document and the sisters' rift remain unresolved.