Seven and Tierra arrive at The Point, identify themselves as Mr. Moneybags contestants, and are given keys to their rooms.
Seven: This is the place owned by Mr. Moneybags? It's awfully tacky.
Tierra: Well, he did say in the packet that he's rescuing the place. Probably got it cheap.
Seven: For obvious reasons. Heart shaped beds? Seriously?
Tierra: It's clean. No broken windows. I'm okay with it.
Seven: You're easily pleased. There's not even a pool!
Tierra: Did you miss that lake out there? (laughs) Honestly, from the description, it's nicer than I expected. If it was a nice place, it wouldn't need rescued.
Seven: I guess you're right. I just didn't expect the No-Tell Motel.
Tierra: I just hope our luggage gets here soon. That poor girl collapsed at Halfsies, and I didn't have the heart to make them wait on me during all that.
Seven: We'll go back later, after the excitement dies down. Did you notice the girl at the front desk called us out-of-towners? That means some of our competition is local women. They might have an edge, since they probably know the guy.
Tierra: He can't be too enthused about the locals if he's doing all this. I wonder when the others will arrive.
Seven: Well, we do have a week before filming begins.
*****
At the hospital, Pike and Rose-Grace wait for word about Taylor.
Rose-Grace: All we know at this point is that she's in surgery. We're waiting.
Mace (on phone): Should I call Finnick at work?
Rose-Grace: Wait until we hear more. Are all the other kids home?
Mace: Yes, and the Pikes. McG is cooking dinner - not sure what it is, but it smells great.
Pike: They're here, hon. (Rose-Grace promised to call Mace back and hangs up) Is Taylor okay? What happened to her?
Lara: It was her appendix. She's out of danger and on her way to Recovery. She's going to be fine.
Marcus: But there is a complication of sorts. Please sit down, this will take some explaining.
Marcus: During the surgery, we noticed something unusual.
Rose-Grace: Oh, God, it's cancer?!
Lara: No. (To Marcus) I told you not to put it like that. (To the parents) We found a testicle where Taylor's ovary should be.
Pike: She's a hermaphrodite?
Lara: The preferred term is Intersex, but yes. (To Rose-Grace) My records indicate she's never --
Rose-Grace: I thought she was just a late bloomer. Mom was a late bloomer, and so was I.
Lara: I'll have to do more tests to be sure, but I suspect Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome. AIS is usually not detected until puberty.
Rose-Grace: Do what you need to do. Get answers. (To Marcus) Can we see her now?
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