Ryan, accused of hitting Cherie during a live game, faces her sister's and bodyguards' fury while Cherie—now with Mr. Jones—says he could win her only by raising $1 million. An attacker demands Ryan's hotel and $2 million to date Cherie; hostility metrics appear, warning the host can alter attitudes three times. Outnumbered, Ryan retaliates: he uses one hostility manipulation, then the commands Absorb and Release to fend off attackers. He gains 500 points and his hotel levels up to 6. The score helps—but Cherie’s $1 million condition still stands, forcing Ryan to choose how to raise it.