During class Fred is mocked for poor trash sorting, shoved and insulted until a peer exposes his true identity, taunts him to find his birth father, and offers the address. The exposure escalates into a challenge over inheritance and Fred vows retaliation. Later Fred is summoned to the roof by Queenie of the Carter family, introduced as the city's underground boss whose family is among the strongest. On the roof Fred tastes power and decides he will never back down. He vows to crush anyone in his way, leaving the looming rivalry unresolved.