The Audacity

Wildfires hit the Valley, poisoning everything: marriages, neuro-psych evals, cheeseburgers, fifth homes. When someone poops in a hat, one A.I. friend to teens might just be the hero we've been waiting for. Also, there's bad news about Linus Po.

Toxic masculinity makes a comeback in Martin's spine, Orson's gut, Duncan's shins. But the feminine side is strong: Sorrel's tincture, Lili's mud, JoJo's bridge. Anushka holds Duncan's feet to the fire as an atomic reaction sweeps through Las Altas.

HyperG's salvation is close, but there's danger to Duncan. Lili has a secret. JoAnne hopes garlic can save her. Anushka finds gold at the end of the slide, but a witness to Easter Island threatens to destroy her. Beatrice cuts a deal with the Tang.

JoAnne trusts Sheldon to do her dirty work. Ruffery is shattered. Duncan can't escape Hamish's legacy of flashy machinations. Tess discovers Orson's dark secret. Chekhov's gun might go off. Lili hits upon the greatest metaphor ever.

Is Xander a hero or a villain? Duncan is ready to disrupt with P.I.N.A.T.A. JoAnne contends with the consequences of her counsel. Anushka takes the lead and Martin has a decision to make. Gary gets to the root of Orson's strange behaviour.

Crises hit the Winter Forum and Winter Gala, grotesquely held in adjacent ballrooms. P.I.N.A.T.A. squares off against the ethics-tinted Hypergnosis. The youth face actual human problems. Xander, like an actual human, understands his true nature.