In Mr. Snow’s office, Detective Stark displays a new threat written on a square of toilet paper: “Sell the egg or you die.” Sunshine, Angela, and Juan debate how serious the threat is, while Stark cautions that the situation remains unclear until the thief is found. Molly asks if anyone saw a man in a trench coat; Sunshine reports only seeing such a man on the appraisal day. Stark instructs Sunshine and Juan to check with the doorman but to keep quiet about the egg’s return to avoid media attention. Mr. Snow locks the egg in the office wall safe.

Once others leave, Stark tells Molly she found no records for Margaret Gray and no address for Maggie. Angela questions the thieves’ motives for returning the egg, and Stark proposes consulting art-world experts. Molly suggests “the Bees,” and despite Molly’s refusal to do television, Stark calls them with confidentiality conditions.

Stark drives Molly and Angela to Brown & Beagle Auction House. Angela peppers Stark with crime questions en route, heightening Molly’s anxiety. They arrive at the Bees’ opulent offices, where Stanley Brown and Barry Beagle greet them and emphasize confidentiality. Brown pointedly asks why Angela is present; Stark frames her as Molly’s support.

In the Bees’ office, Stark reveals the egg has been found, and Angela adds it was discovered in Molly’s housekeeping trolley. Brown and Beagle immediately suggest resuming the sale, noting that reappearances can raise value. Stark probes whether such returns are common; the Bees cite famous cases but say the current scenario is irregular. When Stark shows the toilet-paper threat photo, the Bees dismiss the notion of professional “art-napping,” explaining professionals never return items before ransom is paid.

Brown and Beagle conclude the return does not fit known patterns, but since the egg is back, Molly can follow the note’s directive and auction it. Molly asks whether selling would end the threats; Beagle believes it might, and Brown adds that wealth could buy security, though Molly says she wants a normal life and to marry Juan in peace. Stark ends the meeting, asking the Bees to share any further insights.

As they leave, Molly notices a portrait of Baron Beagle, Barry’s late grandfather. Beagle shares that the Baron died about a year ago and disliked the spotlight despite his connoisseurship. Brown and Beagle reminisce briefly. Brown urges Molly to consider selling the egg, invoking “Art is long, life is short,” and Molly says she will think about it.