At the hospital, Clara confronts her mother-in-law, Mrs. Harrington, who had been covering for her son Brian's affair. As tensions escalate, Britney, Brian's pregnant lover, claims her condition is unstable and accuses Clara of trying to harm her unborn child, whom Mrs. Harrington calls the 'Harrington heir.' Clara demands to know the identity of Britney's doctor, sparking a physical altercation that ends with Clara being shoved aside, leaving the threat to Britney's pregnancy and the doctor's secret unresolved.