Gigi stands by a fire; when she retracts her hand, Ms. Kent is burned. Gigi then reveals she linked them with a life-swap system and declares the firm hers instead of Maisie's. She orders the guards to obey, fires dissenters, and shuts down staff who protest Ms. Kent's treatment. The takeover escalates into a public test when Gigi demands, "I want you to hit me!" The episode ends with employees paralyzed by the choice to obey and the immediate consequences of the hit—and the firm's new power structure—left unresolved.