Jack plans to sell the Spectator to Julie, and Jennifer overhears, devastated he kept it secret. Julie urges honesty, but Jennifer fears Jack’s strange behavior means he’s pulling away. She tells Brian she suspects an affair and shows him the lipstick‑stained hanky; he doubts it but agrees to help. At home, a salesman says Jack rented a video camera to film “some woman,” rattling her. Jack returns, celebrating the bank’s approval, but Jennifer tests him by suggesting filming their baby’s birth. Jack refuses and hints he might not be there, breaking her heart.
Carrie shields Jesse when Tanner confronts him, angered by Tanner’s claim he respected her too much to sleep with her.
John stalls Vivian and Lawrence by demanding a missing balance sheet, while Victor warns they’re setting a trap.
Molly feels uneasy with Professor Newirth’s pressure; Tanner, discouraged from talking to her, walks off with Carrie, leaving Molly hurt.
