At a troupe ceremony Nina is announced as the new principal dancer, and Ethan's mother demands Nina keep her marriage to Ethan secret until she becomes a dance master by winning the Venus Dance Contest. Five years later, just as Nina celebrates finally making principal, the new investor Mr. Blake strips her of the role. Nina learns Mr. Blake is Ethan—her husband—and the position is given to Chloe. Chloe publicly thanks Ethan and hints at closeness while Nina confronts him. The episode ends with Nina demanding, "Why did you take away my principal position?"