At a public bid hearing for the western land, the committee prepares to decide the winner while Zoe's father, Mr. Lynn, boasts he married his daughter to secure the project and openly belittles Zoe. Tension peaks when the committee announces the Reese Group won with a $16 billion offer. Mr. Lynn, who believed his $12.6 billion bid would win, is stunned and accuses the process after officials say they discovered Reese had already secured the bid during proposal review. The episode closes with someone asking, "Can you trust me now?"