Axel pressures Ms. Carver, his caregiver, to attend a party; at home he brushes off his wife's jealousy, calling Ms. Carver "a kept woman" and promising he'll come back to his wife later. At the party, Mr. Wilder's friends fawn over Ms. Carver, urging her to accept expensive gifts like a car and watch and to become his kept woman. She refuses and rejects their offers. To change the mood they play Truth or Dare; the bottle is spun and lands on a dare—someone shouts "Lock your fingers together"—leaving her to make a public choice.