At Liam's birthday, young Julia presents a family portrait and declares, "I want a different mom," pointing to Aunt Candice. The children openly reject Sophia, calling her incapable. Sophia slips away to take a call and waits in a private room while guests trade gossip about Mr. Howell's past. A woman finds Sophia, accuses her of sneaking into the party and says, "You have three days to leave." Sophia reluctantly agrees. The episode ends with a sudden offscreen cry, leaving Sophia's forced departure and the party's fallout unresolved.