At a Sherman family meeting they unveil incense meant to make Lynette obedient to Mr. Alsop and secure the family's rise. Lynette overhears she's only their adopted daughter and learns they've been lying to profit from her painting and body. Devastated, she refuses to stay meek after Christopher calls her "nobody" and vows to dump her. Another man urges her to leave and promises to "spoil you... just not in bed." Shocked and defiant, Lynette faces an immediate choice between submitting to the scheme or accepting the stranger's abrupt offer: "Come with me."