Katie recounts that after Hutch’s firm refusal to do her proposed mini-documentary, Cole calls unexpectedly. Cole immediately asks if Hutch agreed and, upon hearing no, reveals their boss Sullivan has begun firing staff and questioned Katie’s value. Cole says he defended Katie but then falsely told Sullivan that Katie is already filming a “Day in the Life” with Hutch, that it is nearly done, and that it includes appealing shirtless footage—implying Hutch is single and potentially set-up material.

Katie is horrified that Cole has raised Sullivan’s expectations and personal interest, especially when Cole says Sullivan was excited and even considered traveling to Key West. Cole insists Katie must persuade Hutch, advising her to tell Hutch the truth that her job is at stake to trigger his savior complex. Cole admits his motivation: if Katie is fired, he would have to take over and make a hero video about his brother, which he does not want. Reluctantly, Katie agrees to ask Hutch again and be nicer about it.

Before Katie can call Beanie to vent, Beanie phones first with alarming news: Katie’s famous ex, Lucas Banks, has released a new song titled “Katie,” clearly about their breakup. Beanie describes the video and a much-shared closing lyric—“Love is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans”—which the internet debates as plagiarism of a John Lennon quote that originally used “life.”

Katie bristles at the lyric’s message, arguing it misunderstands love, but Beanie notes the song is a hit across platforms. After they hang up, Katie immediately listens. She finds the song undeniably good and emotionally evocative, though she calls out the derivative line. Despite its quality, it does not make her want Lucas back; instead, she recognizes she has moved on thanks to self-work and time alone, and because Lucas’s cheating diminished him in her eyes.

As Katie processes both crises—the pressure to secure Hutch’s participation to save her job and the public resurgence of Lucas—she notes that thoughts of Hutch, including his graceful handstand dive, keep surfacing. She acknowledges her growing attraction while affirming she is okay on her own.