At a gilded banquet Paula presents Cynthia, the Campbells' long‑lost seventh daughter, expecting an awkward country cousin. Guests sneer, but Cynthia arrives poised in a Starlight designer piece and then performs an unpublished violin work, "Embers of the Moon," astonishing the crowd and earning the title "violin princess." The performance upends expectations and ramps social jealousy—one guest quietly vows, "I'll ruin her face." As rivals bristle and Paula's status feels threatened, attendees press Cynthia: "Cynthia, can you play a violin?" Her choice to respond—and the threat—remain unresolved.