At the Walsh family's investment banquet, Cayden storms the event and targets the Frosts. Guests accuse him of threatening Juliette’s hard work and of past offenses—he's already angered Mr. Wells and stirred violence—but Cayden insists his attendance matters. He orders, "Cancel the Frosts' investment," publicly humiliating their supporters and daring the city’s leading houses. The confrontation escalates into provocation: Cayden taunts the Yorks, Sawyers and Chambers as unworthy of elite status. The episode closes on a challenged silence when one attendee asks, "What about me?" leaving the banquet's fallout unresolved.