While making dinner, Millie tells Enzo she fired Martha after catching Martha stealing. Enzo is startled and questions why Martha would risk a good job, but Millie insists theft is theft, especially after Martha took the necklace Enzo gave Millie and likely stole cash from their bedroom drawer.

Enzo asks whether Millie gave Martha a final paycheck, but Millie refuses. Millie privately withholds the fuller reason for her decision: Martha threatened to expose Millie’s past in prison, and Millie cannot bring herself to repeat the blackmail even though Enzo already knows the truth.

Millie reflects that Enzo has a soft spot for women, tied to guilt over his sister Antonia’s death, and that this sometimes blinds him to women’s capacity for wrongdoing. Millie argues they cannot afford to tolerate theft given their financial strain.

Enzo pivots to self-blame about money, saying he needs to do better by growing his business. Millie reassures him and predicts they will be stable in a year or two, but Enzo hints it could happen “sooner,” leaving Millie uncertain and privately wondering if their current life and sacrifices have been worth it.