Chloe Jayne has withdrawn from Project Diva amid online backlash and is humiliated when Theo leaves her for Fiona, blaming her for the leak and her removal from the show. As Chloe reels, a desperate volunteer with pulmonary fibrosis pleads with industry boss Mr. Carter to let him try an experimental drug and, in exchange, to sign his girlfriend Chloe to Carter Group. Carter agrees, promising to make her a superstar and to keep the volunteer's prognosis secret. The episode ends with Chloe announced as the label's featured artist—her comeback tied to this hush-bound, risky bargain.