At sunrise, Lauren Phillips returns home and discreetly slips off her high heels to enter quietly. Caught red-handed by her stepsons, Tony Sting and David Lee suspect something is amiss and confront her. Lauren confesses to taking on a side gig as an exotic dancer to aid the family financially. Threatened by the stepbrothers to spill the beans to their father, she berates them for their ingratitude and defends her choice. To secure their silence, Lauren treats Tony and David to a steamy striptease, promising more in exchange for their secrecy. The stepsons are both astonished and thrilled by the proposition.