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Jaheim, a scholarship student at an elite boarding school, is reprimanded by the Headmaster following a confrontation. The Headmaster forces Jaheim to read his own scholarship application essay aloud to remind him of the stakes of his placement and the family he is representing.

Leah confronts the headmaster of an elite boarding school regarding an offensive historical portrait of the school's founder. She challenges the institution's traditions and the headmaster's dismissive attitude toward the concerns of the new scholarship students.

Leah and Abby discuss the performative nature of their scholarship at an elite boarding school while a well-meaning but overbearing peer, Mabel, attempts to offer her support. As Leah prepares to challenge the school's administration over a controversial portrait, Abby warns her about the futility of activism within a system designed to treat them as tokens.

Jaheim, feeling isolated at his new elite boarding school, connects with his friends back home before being interrupted by Toby. Toby attempts to sell trainers to his classmates to send money home, and the two boys bond over their shared outsider status while Toby convinces Jaheim to attend a school social event.