At a living-room gathering Emily Mason is massaging Ethan's damaged legs with a folk technique, even asking him to remove his pants. Missy interrupts, furious that Emily and Lola Fulton—introduced as Ethan's college classmate—are getting intimate in daylight. The argument escalates: Missy accuses Lola of pursuing her husband and demands she leave; Emily defends the treatment by citing a neighbor's dog that was cured. The scene turns when Missy reveals she brought a folk doctor to treat Ethan's legs. The episode closes as the new treatment begins, leaving Ethan's recovery uncertain.