Em asks Roddy to turn off the TV as they watch a mob storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Bonnie Rae, present in Em's study, comments on the riot and suggests a racial disparity in police response.
Em internally reveals she finds the insurrection exciting and has changed significantly over the past nine years.
Roddy struggles with arthritis and requests Em's help with his hands after turning off the TV.
Em deceives Bonnie into thinking she needs help managing her contacts and correspondence to maintain a harmless appearance.
Bonnie offers to help Em with a "core letter" for responding to holiday greetings, not knowing Em already has the list.
Em pretends to need help, contemplating Rodney's arthritis and their assistant Bonnie's utility for a sinister but unspecified purpose.
Em applies a yellow jelly-like lotion to Roddy's arthritic hands, which is revealed to be derived from a person named Peter Steinman.
Em and Roddy discuss whether they should "scratch" Bonnie from a list, alluding to a dangerous pattern of selecting individuals closely associated with them.
They continue this mysterious conversation, revealing details about Bonnie's life, her breakup, and issues with her mother and a harassing coworker.
Em links Bonnie's personal problems to a potential escape narrative, as a setup for a plan that seems to involve taking advantage of her later.
Em points out the benefits of targeting Bonnie, including that her employment is short-term and she might be inclined to leave town.
They discuss the possibility of harvesting body fat from Bonnie, with implications for their own health issues, such as sciatica and arthritis relief.
Em convinces Roddy to consider Bonnie as their next target by presenting a logical narrative to his doubts.
Emily heads downstairs to continue her act of being computer illiterate, while Roddy stays to watch the news of the riot.