At the crematory, Neveah works alongside Roman, who has come to help as promised. They discuss Dante's worsening drug problem and their father's nihilistic devotion to the business. Neveah confides her growing belief that their father killed their mother, citing his behavior, the rumors of their mother's affair with Oscar, and the fact that their mother has never touched her bank account in nineteen years. Roman defends Keith, but Neveah leaves shaken, heading off to drink rather than meet a man named Chauncey.

Roman showers and reflects on his father's worldview—'everything burns'—and his own carefully constructed wealth, most of it locked in long-term investments. A UPS driver delivers a package: $200,000 in emergency cash that Roman had Khalil send from Atlanta. Dante arrives, having confronted Getty, who confirmed he and Cassidy used much of the drugs and blamed Dante. Dante warns Roman about the Gilchrist brothers' brutality, recounting a story of them feeding a rival's organs to the man's baby mama.

Torrent and Tranquil Gilchrist arrive with three associates—D-Train, Splodie, and Yellaboy. Roman offers the $200,000 plus $50,000 by month's end and proposes managing their money. Torrent rejects this, demanding $50,000 monthly indefinitely as a 'playing-in-our-face tax,' citing 40% interest that brings the original debt to $420,000. When Roman pushes back, Tranquil pistol-whips him, shoves the gun in his mouth, and shatters his teeth.

With Splodie about to shoot Dante, Roman desperately offers a new deal: he will triple their money in one month and grant them full use of the crematory to dispose of bodies—no DNA, no evidence. Torrent accepts. As partial punishment for Dante's disrespect, Torrent uses garden shears to sever Dante's pinkie finger while Roman, held at gunpoint, vomits and watches helplessly.