In class a student slams another as 'despicable,' insists he can't give Joanna a good life, and makes a wager: beat me on the SAT in a year and out-earn me in ten or work for me. Ms. Thompson then introduces transfer student Erick Anderson, denies online rumors about him and praises his grades. When asked to sit next to Wendy, Erick is refused by a classmate who cites the rumors and offers to sit alone. Ms. Thompson suggests the back row; the classmate offers to swap with Wendy, leaving Erick's seat and the classroom order unsettled.