At the Clare estate during a birthday gathering, Alice suddenly reappears and shocks the family who believed she died. Her return triggers an immediate identity and inheritance clash: a woman insists she is the sole Clare heir while others call Alice an unknown 'bastard' and remind everyone she was abandoned and sent to foreign slums after her grandmother died. Alice confronts her father, who denies she can be his daughter. Some guests recognize her; others demand she be expelled. The episode ends as Mr. Warren arrives, saying, "It's been 18 years," leaving Alice's claim and the family verdict unresolved.