On stage in São Paulo, Nora feels the intoxicating but precarious power of fame as she prepares to sing. She dedicates a song to her brother, notices a Thoreau tattoo reading “All good things are wild and free,” closes her eyes, and delivers “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” feeling vividly alive.

Ravi praises the moment but wants to continue with “Howl.” Instead, Nora ends the show abruptly with “Get home safely.” On the coach, Ravi bristles at her uncharacteristic sign-off. Nora receives whale-photo messages from Izzy echoing the tattoo’s quote, checks her 11.3 million-follower Instagram, and reflects on her curated image and the "fire" within—power with no motive unless directed by her.

Joanna, the band’s manager, calls the Simon & Garfunkel move a stroke of genius and says Nora is trending across South America. Joanna admits posting from Nora’s accounts and lays out a punishing schedule: press at the hotel, then Rio, Porto Alegre, Santiago, Buenos Aires, and Lima before the Asia leg. Tension between Joanna and Ravi surfaces, while Nora quietly worries about learning the set and wonders where Joe is.

As the coach rolls through the night, Nora fields a podcast reschedule and then a video call from Ryan Bailey, a famous actor, who greets her with, “We’re still friends, right?” The call underscores Nora’s complicated personal life in this timeline amid surging fame and relentless demands.