At a high-end auction, bids for a jeweled crown ignite when Julia opens at twenty million and bystanders mock her right to bid and whether she can afford it. When challenged she snaps, "Who said I was bidding for myself?" and reveals she's acting for Vivian after seeing her stare at the crown. Others accuse her of usurping Vivian's purchase, then the price escalates to thirty, and Julia pledges, "I'll win it for you!" before driving the bid to fifty million. The lamp is lit; the crown's ownership hangs unresolved on that fifty-million pledge.