Cornelius opts for a different look at Carnivale. Billy is appreciative.

They end up keeping the dress.

Every vicissitude and every sufferance and every imposition of Tang Fan, Sui Zhou has bent to. Bent, and bent, and bent, and— he breaks. Tonight, foretold and finally and at long last, he breaks.

"A girl's got to be careful of men. I hope you don't mind me saying so."

Everything is going to plan up until the precise moment it starts to fall apart.

Before Fujian, Tang Fan had only caught those turns in Sui Zhou's expression where it had made sense to conclude they were borne of irritation. He's since learned differently; been its witness and its inspiration enough to know that it comes when Sui Zhou is not expecting something to touch at where it does within the crux of man and malformation, where his pleasures have bled to pains have bled to perturbations.

Gerard is dressed like a girl and decides to pay Frank a visit.