Someone acquires Byzon Group, and the protagonist's father orders them to present their family heirloom, an antique medicinal root, to the new chairperson and to build a connection to secure the IPO. They prepare the gift and head to Byzon. The new owner celebrates publicly, while a woman who arrives—Ms. Zahn—is mocked as 'the number one loser' and told John divorced her. The episode ends with the protagonist about to hand over the heirloom amid that humiliation, leaving whether the gesture will open the IPO path unresolved.