Wilder arrives at Scottie Price’s apartment to load her luggage into his lime-green Jeep Wrangler. Sensing Scottie’s discomfort about spending a week with a near stranger, Wilder invites questions to help her feel safer. Scottie quizzes him on his background: he studied art at NYU, prefers charcoal and watercolor, draws birds from his own photos, and created the popular app Soda Tracker, which he sold but still holds stock in. He explains he retired, now volunteers extensively with Green Roofs in the City, animal shelters, and STEM programs, and that he avoids dating because money can make things awkward.

They discuss Wilder’s motivation for staying in New York despite his resources: he wants to remain close to his brother Mika due to Mika’s mental health needs. This candid answer, along with Wilder’s gentle manners, helps lower Scottie’s guard. They trade preferences (music, audiobooks) and lightly joke about safety and murder, with Scottie acknowledging Wilder’s empathy.

On the Taconic State Parkway, Scottie sets ground rules. She asks Wilder to abandon the improv rule of “yes, and” to prevent uncontrolled improvisation, especially because CEO Ellison, the Brads, and Chad from their office will also be at the camp. Scottie recounts that Chad publicly questioned her missing ring, triggering Ellison’s intervention and the counseling escalate, and worries Chad will try to expose their ruse.

They agree to remain together as much as possible to present a united front. For public affection, they settle on a middle ground befitting a couple “on the rocks”: hand-holding and pelvis-to-pelvis hugs, no kissing. They refine their conflict story to something plausible: Wilder has been pressuring Scottie to travel abroad with him to educate about green roofs, conflicting with Scottie’s desire to focus on her corporate career. They plan to introduce this larger issue mid-camp, let therapy appear to help, and then gradually act more reconciled.

Scottie forbids Wilder from befriending the Brads and Chad and sets cabin boundaries: no looking, touching, or snooping. Wilder jokes about his curiosity but agrees. The scene ends with a light moment over shared use of aluminum-free deodorant and their earlier bonding over Nerds Clusters, signaling growing rapport before the camp.