Gordon finds out about Joe's admission regarding the software being created by him, also discovering that Joe also made the admission after the Board fired him from MacMillan Utility. Gordon wants to find out what Joe's long game is in making the admission before he himself decides how to proceed, the asset which is valued at $25 million. Joe also suspects that Ryan will be fired, and provides him with only a broad outline of what has happened so as to protect him from questioning by the Board, while being able to find a way to proceed with NSFNET after the dust settles. Ryan has to decide who he will trust if he gets conflicting information as to what each believes are the facts. Meanwhile, Tom has arrived in California, he who will ultimately not work at Mutiny. Among those in California, Gordon is the only person Cameron has told about getting married. Gordon telling Donna about Cameron and Tom's marriage provides Donna an opening to mend the deep wounds that exist between her and Cameron. Although they vow to get back to a relationship before the lies started, they will have to get onto the same page regarding the company, namely whether to sell or go public with all that those options entail. The alliances on what to do may not be as clear as they may seem on the surface, with personal relationships perhaps taking a back seat in what happens.
—Huggo