A band of cheaters gathers outside the Dixons' casino, plotting to use their skills to rob the house. Edgar, the Dixons' protector who says he can leave in three days after a promise to his mentor, is in Porton watching over them. His routine is interrupted when someone shouts that Esme is drowning. Edgar dives into the water to pull her out while bystanders mock that "that idiot jumped into it." Esme replies, "He's obedient." The public rescue exposes Edgar and leaves his imminent departure and the casino’s security unresolved.