Stella wakes up in a guest room at Grafton Manor. Over the past year, Stella published her article on Archie Morris’s seduction of young chefs on his earlier cooking competition show and she has completed the first draft of the book-length version. She and the other contestants have returned to Grafton to participate in a documentary about their experiences.

Lottie prepares a cup of coffee in the kitchen. She reflects on how her mother’s memory lives on all around her at Grafton Manor. Pradyumna joins Lottie in the kitchen. Lottie inherited the estate after Betsy was incarcerated for the deaths of Agnes Bunting (Lottie’s mother) and Archie Morris. Pradyumna invested in the estate and hired Peter to restore the abandoned fourth floor where Lottie and her mother used to live. Pradyumna and Lottie’s daughter Molly have kindled a romantic relationship, of which Lottie enthusiastically approves.

Gerald waits for his interview to start on the side lawn of the estate, when he notices a cloud of white vape smoke. This leads him to Graham, the cameraman who had chatted with Stella—and who had been working with Melanie to sabotage the bakers in an attempt to create more exciting footage. Gerald confronts Graham, who admits to these activities.