Cora joins John’s family for dinner and awkwardly mistakes a kitchen bowl for porcelain, then apologizes for being tired. Conversation shifts to John’s care for his ailing mother and relatives prod about marriage and children. Cora says she’ll let John save for treatment and reveals her family runs Bradley Tech and that she owns a clothing company where John works. Hosts worry about social status, but John defends Cora’s character. As the visit ends, Mr. Foster orders an immediate background check on Bradley Tech, leaving Cora’s true standing unsettled.