After being deliberately excluded from her brother-in-law’s exclusive wedding for being “too outspoken,” Claire responds not with an argument but with a luxurious solo trip to Rome, quietly reclaiming her own worth while Dominic attends the ceremony alone. Days into her trip, as she enjoys truffle pasta on a rooftop terrace, Dominic calls in a panic from the reception itself, revealing that the wedding party can’t cover the bill.

The chaos audible through the phone, raised voices, stopped music, glasses clinking nervously, makes clear this isn’t a small inconvenience. Whatever financial arrangement Julian and Isabelle had counted on has apparently collapsed in real time, and Dominic’s desperate call to the one person they’d deliberately excluded suggests he’s run out of other options entirely.