In a TBS casting office, veteran actress Misaki confronts the newly cast 56-year-old amateur, Takahashi Yoshiko. Misaki mocks Yoshiko's late-in-life opportunity, claiming the director is only using her for publicity. She then reveals a deep-seated grudge, accusing Yoshiko of destroying her career and stealing her husband years ago. Yoshiko calmly states she never gave up. The episode ends with Misaki declaring that Yoshiko, who has lived in her shadow, must now face the consequences of her past actions.