Ms. Brooks learns her brother was kidnapped by someone from her compound. She sends the initial one million ransom, but the captors refuse to release him and push for more, taunting her and forcing the payment to be stretched. After a second transfer they give a pickup location: Aurum, Eastern Quarter, Zone C — one of many. They impose a one-hour deadline, charging another million per minute late and threaten to crush his bones if she fails. The episode closes with Ms. Brooks racing to the named spot as the countdown begins.