After a near-fatal malfunction during a test drive, driver Chloe Reed accuses Ella of sabotaging her car to ruin the launch. Leo, a man at the scene, demands evidence and reviews security footage. Ella denies the accusation, challenges Chloe to prove it, and warns of a defamation lawsuit. Leo dismisses the conflict as an isolated oversight and insists the launch proceed, but Ella warns the car is unsafe. Later, Chloe publicly boasts she will break the legendary Valkyrie's record. A mystery driver, V, is cleared to race against Chloe's advanced C-9 car in an older vehicle, forcing Chloe to accept the high-stakes challenge to impress investors. As the race is set, Ella reveals she stayed to watch Chloe lose.