At a Capital City socialite's house, Mr. Shaw meets Ms. Lee, who refuses shares and demands he marry her in exchange for investing in the struggling Shaw Group. She praises his prodigy past and says he belongs to their family. Caught off guard, Shaw asks for one month to settle private matters. Ms. Channing arrives and the conversation turns to his engagement; Shaw reveals his fiancée has always loved his brother, not him. The episode closes with Shaw facing a one-month deadline to decide whether to accept marriage to secure the investment.