Rani returns home and spying Priya wearing what seems to be her old earrings, she assumes theyre not her mothers and breathes a sigh of relief. However when she discovers theyre new and from Ajay, her fears are confirmed somehow, Priyas earrings turned up in a Lassiters hotel room.

Devastated Priya struggles to cope with the fallout of her affair, thrown when Ajay insists on knowing the details. Priya tiptoes around her betrayal but is eventually forced to admit it wasnt a one-off and it was because she was unhappy in their marriage. Priya refuses Pauls offer of sanctuary and commits to another lonely night in her office, determined to keep punishing herself.