Ms. Hayes is forcibly taken by men claiming to work for Felix Foster after being drugged at his invitation. Despite her resistance and pleas for help, a man named Ethan Parker watches, torn between intervening and staying out of it. The kidnappers rush her to the Royal Hotel, a place only accessible by Foster's command. Ethan follows them but loses them momentarily. Meanwhile, Ms. Hayes falls ill with a sudden fever, and Ethan, despite barely knowing her, decides to call an ambulance. The episode ends with both of them mysteriously experiencing rising heat, hinting at an unforeseen shared affliction.