Freya is confronted in public by Gabby, a family member who accuses her of hiding a court-ornamented outfit and threatens to report an earlier City Temple incident to the authorities. Gabby demands the outfit, insists Freya owes her for letting her marry into the family, and escalates when Freya refuses. To force a ruling, Gabby drags Freya to the county office to settle the dispute formally. Villagers gather, gossiping that General Ewing’s widowed mother and Lady Freya are making a scene. The episode ends with the case about to be heard and Freya exposed to official judgment, her fate pending.