Paul returns home and tells his mother the company collapsed; he can't pay workers and has no money for her treatment. She downplays her condition and urges him to do what's right. A company rep calls: they've sold assets and raised three million but remain six million short to cover payroll; the caller says, "I'll take care of the rest." The key turn: his mother gives Paul the one million she's saved. Paul ends the episode holding her savings but facing a six million gap and an urgent, unresolved choice.