As the Walsh family head lies critically ill, Gianna Walsh receives orders to host an investment banquet in Riverton to raise 50 billion for the Frost Group and to end her engagement with Cayden Freeman. Despite disdain for the arranged match, Gianna sets off but immediately encounters danger at a club where she retaliates against men harassing a hostess. Claiming loyalty to the powerful Walsh-backed Wells family, Gianna fiercely defends herself, escalating the confrontation. The episode ends with tensions rising as armed men are called in, leaving Gianna facing a violent threat she must confront.