At a high-society gathering, Yarden is urged by Miller to loosen up and consider keeping a mistress, revealing Yarden’s strict aversion to intimacy and women’s perfume. Miller reveals gossip about the Stone family’s missing daughter, hinting she could replace Yarden’s fiancée, intensifying uncertainty around Yarden’s engagement. Despite Miller’s pressure to indulge and relent on his principles, Yarden refuses to drink or give in, standing firm against the atmosphere of casual indulgence. The episode ends with Miller’s insistence that Yarden drink tonight, setting up a test of Yarden’s resolve and the pressure he faces to conform.