At the Lowells’ elaborate dinner, Millie is unsettled to find placecards that seat Suzette beside Enzo and Millie beside Jonathan, while Ada and Nico are placed at a separate, tiny children’s table across the room. The kids complain, and Enzo hushes them in Italian, but they comply, clearly unhappy.

Conversation turns to Janice at 13 Locust, whom Suzette mocks as paranoid and nosy. Suzette recounts that Janice once called the police over a backyard grill, exaggerating it as a fire, while Jonathan stays largely noncommittal. Enzo grows interested in the idea of grilling, and Suzette encourages him to use their grill anytime, touching Enzo’s arm repeatedly in a way that irritates Millie.

Martha the maid serves a raspberry-scented salad and wordlessly stares at Millie when Millie thanks her. Millie enjoys the food but embarrasses herself by using the wrong fork, and Suzette openly teases her about it. To redirect attention, Millie asks about Jonathan’s work; he says he’s in finance and implies Suzette’s job is more exciting because she knows everyone in town.

Seizing on her connections, Suzette offers to help Enzo’s landscaping business by putting his name in welcome packages for new homeowners. She then pushes for a “private demonstration” in the Lowells’ backyard—yardwork plus instruction—framing it as neighborly and subtly shaming Millie by praising the couple’s “trust” so Enzo won’t ask Millie’s permission. Enzo agrees, while Jonathan does nothing to object, leaving Millie simmering at Suzette’s flirtation.

Martha serves the main course: pasta alla Norma. Enzo is surprised and moved by how authentic it tastes, praising it as like his nonna’s cooking, while Suzette needle-praises Millie’s supposed cooking skills; Enzo bluntly says Millie doesn’t make the dish. Millie tries the food and likes it, but Suzette again mocks her for using the wrong fork, ending the night with Millie’s embarrassment and mounting anger.