Awakened to self-awareness in a sealed script world, the protagonist opens the episode grieving Grandpa's death and saying no one believes them. The script forbids revealing its plot, so they alone have real life and must lean on allies if bullied. A new figure arrives: Greg Shaw, Quinn's illegitimate son, praised as cunning and trusted by his master. Rumors say women can't meet his gaze; Ms. Jane tests this and hides a reaction. A flashback notes Greg once took the Shaws' inheritance from Lance, and suspicion grows that he may have caused Grandpa's death. The episode closes with that suspicion unresolved.