Scarlett arrives at the Green Library for the first meeting of Dr. Smith’s project and is rattled by seeing Lukas’s earlier email titled “What you need.” Lukas teases her as they head in to meet Zach, and the session feels unexpectedly fun.

During a break, Zach praises Scarlett’s neural network work. Relaxed, she kicks off her shoes. Lukas returns with water, lifts her ankles onto his lap, and idly strokes her foot and calf while they chat about her MCAT and ill-fated German class; Zach jokes about Norwegian, prompting a correction that Lukas is Swedish.

When Zach asks about relationships—mentioning Lukas’s past with a diver and probing whether Scarlett is dating a swimmer—Lukas tightens his grip and answers that she isn’t. The firm touch triggers Scarlett’s submissive desires within a framework of trust and consent. Zach leaves briefly, and the intimacy continues to simmer.

Alone, Lukas notes Zach was checking if she’s single and suggests Scarlett often misses when people like her. He reveals that swimmer Kent Wu tried to ask her out twice. Scarlett pushes back that Pen’s oversharing doesn’t mean Lukas knows her. When Zach returns, Scarlett withdraws her feet and they resume the meeting, the charged tension unresolved.