In a taxi after her meeting with Elias-Clark, Andy feels physically well for the first time in weeks. Max calls, urgently asking about the meeting and revealing that he knew the publisher intended to buy The Plunge. Andy is terrified by the offer, but Max is triumphant, seeing it as validation of his investment. He announces he has arranged a family dinner that evening to share both the pregnancy news and the acquisition.

The dinner is a success. Barbara Harrison offers backhanded compliments about the surprise pregnancy and insists that a boy must be named Robert after Max’s father, a choice Max accepts without consulting Andy. Andy’s grandmother, Ida, jokes that they should name the baby after her if she dies before the birth. Against Andy’s quiet objections, Max announces the Elias-Clark offer to the assembled family. Reactions are mixed: Barbara is pleased Andy can abandon what she sees as a vanity project, while others express concern. Jill senses Andy’s distress and ushers everyone out.

Later, Andy and Max have sex for the first time since the wedding. That night, suffering from pregnancy insomnia, Andy discovers a documentary about Miranda Priestly on television. Despite her initial reluctance, she watches as Miranda berates staff and fires a terrified new assistant named Aliyah.