At a public confrontation, Nora is accused of framing Stella and is seized while onlookers demand she apologize. Colin angrily confronts her, insisting she kneel and make amends because he believes Stella, and the crowd shames Nora. Nora refuses, calls Stella a schemer, accuses Colin of loving Stella, and reminds him they are married. Colin presses her, but Nora defiantly says, "I owe you nothing." The situation escalates as Nora rejects humiliation; the episode closes with her desperate plea—"Colin, can't you tell me you love me?"—leaving their marriage and scandal unresolved.