During a public partnership moment, Lily is thanked for pretending to agree to a deal intended to punish a man. An accomplice urges a harsher tactic: accept now, then turn the partnership down later so he feels secure before being crushed. Lily hesitates; someone interrupts with "let me explain" and pushes her to hurry. Colleagues taunt about Whitney while a man claims he finds Whitney disgusting but insists "I only love you" when pressed to prove it. As Mr. Humphrey appears and the show is about to start, Lily's choice—and the trap's outcome—remains undecided.