Liam presents a contract claiming the powerful Black family backs him, but his rival Jack points out the contract lacks a stamp, calling it a fake and threatening to fire Liam and withhold his bonus. Jack also dismisses the older man with Liam, who collapses from a medical condition. When Liam tries to take the man for help, Jack blocks their exit, dismissing the emergency and calling security to stop them. The conflict escalates as security moves in, only for an unseen authority to abruptly command everyone to halt.