At a piano competition Quinn is publicly accused of being a mistress and of enabling a contestant's cheating with Mr. Dunn, drawing insults and gossip. Quinn protests he entered to win prize money because his mother has advanced liver cancer and needs surgery. Yale counters that he called Quinn's mother and she's fine, accusing Quinn of lying to hide the affair. The crowd turns hostile and mocks his family. The confrontation escalates when someone challenges listeners to "open your eyes and see who actually has liver cancer," leaving Quinn's claim and his contest fate unresolved.