Lucia breaks into Mr. Duvall's presidential suite to collect her things after overhearing him the night before his engagement. She confronts him about being next door and warns that if Ms. Adams learns about her visit it will matter. Duvall angrily orders, "Get out," but the exchange escalates: Lucia reveals she’s a Kingswell top student, insists she's not broke and confesses, "I'm in love with you." Duvall emphasizes their gulf—Northvale's richest man, fourteen years older—raising the risk to his reputation. A voice calls, "Sebastian, are you in there?" leaving exposure and consequences unresolved.