Tracy rushes her mother to meet a benefactor, Alexander, and the meeting explodes: neighbors accuse him of taking the fundraiser money and feigning injury while others invoke Jessica's past suffering. A terse private exchange reveals "The child isn't yours" and an invitation to perform a lion dance at a daughter's birthday heightens stakes. Alice bursts in, insisting Commander Scott said Alexander "saved our family back then" and pointing out, "He has a crescent birthmark, just like me." The revelation reframes Alexander's role; Mom calls his name, leaving the group stunned and the connection unresolved.