At a backroom card table Esme pulls a four-of-a-kind and seemingly wins a million, triggering accusations that the game is a setup. Two con artists insist they staged the hand to split the money and plan to keep Esme from leaving until they get the deposit. A bystander objects and is shouted down; the dealers mock him, calling Esme the princess of the trickster world. Tensions spike when one con challenges the man to take his place and play; Edgar accepts and sits at the table, forcing a sudden, unresolved showdown.