Someone threatens to cut Miles' hand and foot tendons to cripple him and frame him for betrayal so they can seize the Lambert family headship. Clare pleads that the elders will punish Miles and refuses to let him be sacrificed. The speaker explains they will make Miles the scapegoat, promises mercy if Clare agrees, and even offers to let them go once they become head. Clare vows never to hand the family over and curses them. The speaker moves to act, shouting Hurry!, and the episode ends with Miles' fate and Clare's choice hanging in the balance.