A tense project meeting explodes when colleagues accuse Ms. Lambert of hiring an unfit security guard and wasting the $10M budget. Xander demands answers; Ms. Lambert defends the hire as an expert, citing the guard’s intimidating physique. Leadership then approves another $10M and orders the guard put to work. The investor—called “Dad”—is told to shadow Ms. Lambert and keep quiet. Later, Joyce is asked to act as a fake boyfriend for cover, but the scene flips when a stranger appears and declares, “My boyfriend,” leaving Joyce exposed and the team facing an immediate, unresolved lie.