Alva Group has risen into the city's top 100 in two years but now faces pressure after offending the Frank Clan; the clan leader's son, Mike, courts Ms. Snow to force her compliance. At a public appearance, onlookers gossip about Ms. Snow's aloofness and mock a man who boasts she will throw herself into his arms. A guest briefly introduces his eldest sister as stunning. Suddenly Harold appears, calls, "Alva, it's me. I'm Harold. I'm back," and Ms. Snow replies, "Harold?" The crowd is stunned and the confrontation ends unresolved.