Episode opens with a woman gasping, "I feel so hot. Help me." The scene cuts to Mr. Brown confronting a person who approached him. He accuses them of having a second agenda and warns, "If I find out you had another agenda, I'll punish you," then orders, "Do it now." The exchange shifts from mockery—"What are you, a dog?" "I'm a fox."—to an intelligence break: an aide reports the woman is Rachel Yale and that she has a younger brother. Rachel is pushed forward to speak; her answer will determine Mr. Brown's next move.