Evelyn prepares for a calculated night out, knowing she must secure a scandal to divert attention from her relationship with Celia. At an L.A. club she steers Mick Riva into flying to Las Vegas, playing to his ego and hunger for publicity. In the casino, she cultivates public moments—posing for photos, touching, and suggestive closeness—while telling Mick she won’t have sex outside marriage, positioning a wedding as the only path to what he wants.

At the tables, Evelyn fuels the impulsive mood with champagne and a winning streak, all while longing for Celia and the simple freedom of being open together. When Mick, drunk and infatuated, declares love and proposes, Evelyn feigns surprise and accepts. They marry quickly and take a suite at the Tropicana, ensuring witnesses will remember their spectacle.

In the room, Evelyn executes the second part of her plan: she removes intrigue, makes sex intentionally disappointing, and refuses to be enthusiastic, calculating that a man like Mick will quickly lose interest. He does not use a condom, and Evelyn, without birth control, recognizes the risk but presses on to finish the plan.

By morning, Evelyn rejects further intimacy, sapping any remaining allure. As intended, Mick frames their night as a drunken mistake and insists on an annulment. Evelyn plays the spurned bride, even throwing a phone at him to satisfy his desire to be the rejector, then drops the act once he leaves, having achieved the scandal and the swift end she needed.