- Francon has a big party and Keating meets Dominique, who is described as sort of an ice queen.
- They flirt, kind of.
- Keating tries to flirt at least, and Dominique is cold and a bit condescending...or rude.
- Dominique brushes Keating off in her icy way. Burn. Oh wait, ice can't burn, per se. Freeze.
- Austen Heller, a sort of social justice crusader, hires Snyte's firm to design him a house, but he's a picky client and nothing seems to satisfy him.
- At a group meeting, Snyte alters Roark's design and Heller says it's close...but still no cigar.
- Roark steps up at the meeting and shows Heller his original design.
- Heller likes it a lot.
- Snyte fires Roark, and Heller hires him to work on his house. Things are looking up for our boy R.