At the lounge Aeron is exposed when his fiancée appears while he’s with other women. The others mock the fiancée as “boring,” claim she won’t interfere because her sick mother needs the bride price, and advise using the bedroom if bringing someone back. Aeron receives a message—“Mr. Fleming said to pass this to you”—then is told to apologize to Uncle Skyler later. He’s warned Uncle Skyler “is not one to kill with remorse” and must “serve him well.” Left facing a public scandal and an uncompromising superior, Aeron must contain both threats.