Katie faces Jeff in a tense confrontation when he demands she attend a banquet tonight to entertain investors so the PR team will clear her name. He alternates declaration and coercion—saying "I truly love you," offering to make her a star and warning he can break her as mud if she refuses. Katie rejects his pressure, saying she can wait until her contract ends in months. Jeff escalates, vowing to make Kate Moy's life a living hell before that day. The episode ends with Katie refusing but forced to weigh compliance tonight against imminent retaliation.