The cameras tape everything as Bette walks around the exhibits of student work.  Speaking to each student and offering her congratulations, the excitement is electrifying.  She sees Jodie and Kelly watching her from different corners of the room.  Jodie is talking with Phyllis and Peggy…thanking them for the school’s support. Kelly is talking with donors….likely attempting to solicit more money for the gallery. Bette is happy that Kelly’s attention is diverted for the moment.  Kelly has approached her several times and avoiding this whackadoo is becoming tedious.  Bette steals glances at her watch, looking for the right opportunity to take her leave.   It’s getting late and she’s ready to get back to Tina.

One of the female wait staff, who looks strangely familiar, offers her a glass of champagne.  Bette is about to decline then thinks twice about it.  She decides one glass won’t hurt anything, takes it and makes her way over to her bosses.  Phyllis and Peggy are talking up one of the richest women in town….hoping to get a donation for the Educational Foundation that funds scholarships, among other things, for the school district.

Bette is halfway through her champagne as she reaches them to join the conversation.  All of the sudden she is surprised by a friendly slap on the back and she spills her drink.  Joyce Wischnia.  The most high profile lesbian lawyer in the state.  She’s been sniffing around Phyllis at school recently.  Couple that observation with Phyllis filing for divorce from her husband, and Bette surmises that Phyllis is joining ‘the dark side.’  Bette wipes the liquid from her shirt and jacket and uses the spill as an opportunity to say goodbye.

Unaware of the champagne spill, Amy leaves the gallery while slipping out of the stolen black uniform jacket and stuffing it in the trash.  Her quick getaway impedes her ability to give correct information to the voice on the other end of the call that she makes.  She informs the voice that Bette will be leaving soon….and her reflexes will be impaired.

Unknown to Amy, a hidden figure has seen her getaway and heard her conversation.

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The valet delivers the SUV to Bette and she tips him generously.  When she turns the corner to head toward the expressway, she suddenly hears screeching tires and sees a blinding light.  She guns her engine and turns the wheel…but it’s too late.  Everything goes black.