Perry falls from the balcony after Bonnie shoves him. Celeste sees his amused expression turn into a failed grab for the railing, then watches him disappear silently over the edge. Jane is stunned, while noise and fighting continue inside the hall.

Ed leans over the railing and tries to respond practically, ordering Renata to call an ambulance. Bonnie curls into a terrified ball, and Nathan panics around her. Renata hesitates because she says she did not see Perry fall, which begins a sudden shift among the women.

Madeline understands the danger Bonnie is in and says she was looking away. Jane, thinking of Perry's assault and his dismissal of it, decides to protect Bonnie and also claims she saw nothing. Celeste, after touching the place where Perry struck her, calmly joins them by saying she did not see anything either.

Ed is horrified by the coordinated denial, but Celeste tells Renata to call the ambulance and then begins screaming. At first the scream is deliberate, part of Celeste's practiced ability to perform after years of hiding abuse, but thoughts of her children make her grief and terror real.

Witness fragments show that the rest of the trivia night has descended into drunken arguments and fights, creating confusion around the fall. As Renata reports the accident, Madeline tries to confirm with Jane that Perry was the man who assaulted her, but two fighting Elvis-costumed men crash onto the balcony and knock Madeline and Jane down. Jane lands badly, feels something snap near her shoulder, tastes blood, and hears Celeste screaming, ambulances approaching, and Bonnie sobbing.