Arriving at Victor's mansion with her mother, Stella is visibly distressed. Her mother reveals Victor paid off her imprisoned father's three-million-dollar gambling debt, pressuring Stella to be compliant. Inside, Victor's son Raphael confronts her, calling her 'dead weight.' Stella defiantly retorts, insulting him in return as a tense standoff unfolds on the staircase, signaling her reluctant entry into a hostile new home.