Lacey announces at a meeting that she married a "bumpkin" yesterday and they consummated it: "He's officially my husband now." A jealous man flies into rage, orders security to tie and beat her, then threatens violence—asking which slash would hit her artery and insisting her life depends on someone's performance. Guards bind Lacey and another person while the captor demands conditions. Meanwhile Grant Group sends lavish gifts to the Thomsons via Shadow Flock to boost Dylan's image. Lacey stays restrained as the captor's terms and her fate remain unresolved.