Harley waits for Debbie, who arrives exactly at six o’clock looking polished but slightly disheveled. Harley greets Debbie warmly, but Debbie’s stiff hug makes Harley wonder whether Debbie knows about Harley’s affair with Cooper. Harley dismisses the fear because Debbie would not be smiling if Debbie knew.

In the kitchen, Harley prepares dinner while Debbie watches. Harley says she invited another guest: Harley’s boyfriend. Harley deliberately describes him as an older, attractive accountant she met at the gym and says their relationship feels serious, hoping Debbie will recognize the hints that the man is Cooper.

Harley then escalates the confrontation by admitting the boyfriend is married and still living with his wife. Harley repeats details that seem to mirror Cooper and Debbie’s marriage, including the claim that the husband and wife barely talk or sleep together and that the wife is emotionally fragile. Debbie does not visibly react with recognition, but Debbie warns that men lie and do terrible things, creating a threatening tension.

Harley grows uneasy and moves a kitchen knife out of Debbie’s reach, questioning whether confronting Debbie was a mistake. The doorbell rings before Harley can reconsider, and Harley leads Debbie to the door, determined to force the truth into the open.

Cooper arrives, and Harley greets him in a way that makes their intimacy obvious. Cooper sees Debbie behind Harley, goes pale, and asks what Debbie is doing there. Debbie smiles darkly and greets Cooper as “Jesse,” revealing that she knows him by another name and suggesting a deeper secret between them.