An unknown person answers Lillian’s phone claiming to be her savior, sparking concern that she's staying with a strange man and prompting someone to check on her. Justin is warned that Lillian—who liked him since childhood and is a longtime friend—may be provoking him, but he dismisses it. At home she's shouted at as an 'ungrateful brat' and ordered to apologize to her sister. Mr. Lloyd is briefed that 'Ms. Lowell' is unfavored, abused, cut off financially, yet keeps rising. Advisers ask whether bringing her into the Lloyd family would cause a scene; Mr. Lloyd's answer remains unresolved.