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Angus and Matilda have spent nights sending emails to banks and begging for consideration to be given a loan, but they have received many rejections.

Lorenzo tries to intervene again, but Angus doesn't allow him. He wants to see how fast he can come up with the money when he is nobody.

They are both lying in bed, staring into each other's eyes.

The crickets are chirping, but they aren't even paying attention.

"What are we going to do now?" Matilda sighs. "It's been three days, are we going to let them win?"

"Of course not." He frowns. "We still have time."

"But I don't think that we do." She turns to face the ceiling.

She stays like that for some time, it's obvious that she is thinking.

"There is this friend of mine…"

He already knows where this is heading to. "No."

"He is really wealthy..."

"No."

"I'm sure that he wouldn't mind lending us a few millions." She looks at him again. "Please, Angus, we don't have any other option."

He sits up and she immediately does the same.
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