At a fundraising gala, the host, a tech billionaire, publicly dismisses a woman who claimed to be his close friend. She angrily insults him as a 'loser from a dead family' leeching off his status. A rival executive petitions him to skip the formal vote and award the grant directly to his company. The billionaire overrules her, declaring the entire investment will go to a woman named Danielle's company instead. He agrees to meet her privately after the party, but is then informed of an urgent executive call, cutting their celebration short.