At the Little Star contest entrance, staff refuse entry to a raggedly dressed girl and call her invitation fake. Someone confronts Tyler, accusing him—"you secretly set this kid up to meet Emma"—while staff threatens force. The girl insists Ms. Hadley invited her and won't leave; staff grabs her and tries to remove her. Nearby, onlookers say they heard "Lily's voice" and wonder if she'll come. As cries of "Let go!" and "Ms. Hadley!" echo, the episode ends on the unresolved question: will Hadley appear to confirm the invitation and stop Lily's expulsion?