At a platform, Sophia tearfully tells her father not to worry and to wait for her as he insists he's fine. Minutes later the news erupts: top star Joseph is slammed by paparazzi for fan affairs, public smoking and lip-syncing, and concert tickets crash to $100. Fans demand refunds and the hype collapses. Amid the chaos, Mason phones a colleague who asks how to “make big bucks,” urging a buy-low scheme to snap up discounted Joseph tickets. The episode closes on that offer, leaving the colleague undecided about committing to the risky plan.