Mr. Lawson notices his wife is withdrawn, insists he can handle any trouble and gives her his private number, then urges her to get back to work. At the office the investigation into the Lynch family stalls, but colleagues reveal that Mrs. Lawson was punished, kneeling and sometimes beaten by Mr. and Mrs. Lynch before marriage. Staff confront Mr. Lawson for not reading the arranged-marriage report and order a deeper probe. The key turn: they instruct an urgent investigation and arrange a meeting with Thomas Lynch. The episode closes with Mr. Lawson stopped mid-step as the meeting is set.