How It All Goes Down
Pulau Samsara — Off the southern coast of Singapore
- The banquet hall is assumed to be a part of Annabel Lee's newest eco-resort. Foo whispers about the island being haunted "with ghosts of the war dead" (3.8.5).
- The dinner is a strange molecular fusion cuisine with pink ginseng bubbles over bowls of soup.
- Eleanor is furious to see Rachel in Su Yi's choker, not knowing it was gifted to Fiona.
- She moves closer to Victoria, compliments her necklace from Su Yi, which annoys Victoria and prompts her to think Eleanor is just like all her other Sung sisters: "vain and materialistic" (3.8.20).
- Delightfully, Victoria lets Eleanor drive herself crazy thinking about the necklace Rachel is wearing.
- When Eleanor mentions Rachel's "dubious family background," Victoria says that's just old-fashioned stuff and compliments all the things Rachel is that Eleanor isn't: educated, down-to-earth, and fluent in Mandarin (3.8.25 and 3.8.26).
- In a panic, Eleanor grabs Francesca and tells her the family is in love with Rachel.
- Francesca assures her that "after tonight, Rachel Chu will wish she had never set foot on this island!" (3.8.38).
- Dun dun dun.
- After dinner, the "Barbara Streisand of Asia," Tracy Kuan, comes out to perform (3.8.41).
- Colin and Araminta dance to "I Will Always Love You," the Tracy Kuan-does-Dolly Parton version.
- During the dance, Oliver enlists Cecilia to keep Alistair distracted while he cuts in on Alistair and Kitty.
- Once he gets Kitty next to Bernard Tai, he switches partners with Bernard.
- As Bernard stares at Kitty's chest, Oliver whispers that Bernard is the only heir to a four billion dollar fortune.
- Seeing Astrid step away from the party, Charlie Wu can't help himself and follows her.
- They talk about how different it was to be young and wealthy when they were, well, young and wealthy.
- Charlie shares that his marriage is in trouble, and Astrid tells him about Michael and his supposed other family in Hong Kong.
- Charlie says they will go to Hong Kong to find out for sure.
- Right now.
- Elsewhere, Colin and Nick talk, Colin thanks Nick, and Nick admits he's ready to ask Rachel to marry him.
- Colin is excited for his buddy and wants their kids to grow up together.
- As everyone waits for a major fireworks display (by none other than the guy who did the Beijing Opening Ceremony), Rachel and Sophie Khoo catch up.
- In walks Francesca.
- Curiosity getting the better of her, Rachel asks Mandy why she calls Nick "Nico".
- She tells of a summer in Capri when he got so tan the Italian kids called him Nico. "And I was his Mandi," she adds (3.8.111).
- Francesca calls out her weak attempt to bully Rachel; Mandy storms off.
- Then Francesca tells the group Mandy made a "pathetic attempt at inciting jealousy," then mentions she, Mandy, and Nick had a threesome in Capri, making all sorts of graphic comments to Rachel (3.8.115 and 3.8.124).
- Nick arrives to announce the fireworks are about to begin.
- Bad timing, dude.