At a public ceremony Mr. Lawson is about to speak when staff announce Mrs. Lawson must return to the Lynch manor. Back at the manor she is met by her father and relatives who hurl insults and accuse her of failing to secure Charles, saying Sharon is "meant to be Mrs. Lawson." They strip her of dignity, declare she was only a stand-in "to warm Charles's bed," and order violence. Thomas is commanded to "beat her hard." The episode ends with Thomas stumbling over the order—"What did you say?"—leaving her fate hanging.