At Ms. Clark's spa, Rachel is reprimanded for staring at her notebook and told to endure customers' touches to survive. Her brother Sam appears, offers money and urges her to study, but Rachel refuses his help and insists on handling things herself. Staffers mock Sam as a "loser" for not taking Ms. Clark's favor and threaten to report Rachel if she flinches, escalating the confrontation. The public rejection and taunts leave Rachel vulnerable to Ms. Clark's influence and Sam openly challenged to protect her, forcing both into a risky, unresolved decision.