The episode opens with a tense scene where a woman demands that a group of women take pills to prove none are pregnant, threatening brutal violence if anyone refuses. Heather secretly hides her pregnancy, terrified of being discovered. When the pills are checked, her deception is uncovered, and she is harshly accused of failing a duty due to her pregnancy. Despite her pleas to be spared along with her baby, Heather is threatened with a cruel punishment intended to serve as a warning to others who might oppose the woman in charge. The episode ends with Heather’s fate hanging in the balance as the order to harm her unborn child is given.