9. Fallout

Complete story — includes the ending

Quinn learns from Lauren that the breakup between Charles and Liza only happened after Charles proposed and Liza declined. Charles learns about the recognition being gained by the young author from Liza and Kelsey's Inkubator project, through which they are releasing chapters free via a Vulture app. Realizing they need to lock up their author with an advance before someone else does, Kelsey proposes to use the money she had saved for her new apartment. Meanwhile, Liza and Charles collaborate to land husband-and-wife authors who have written a new mystery story as a couple. However, during a dinner meeting, the couple announces that they plan to use a single pen name for the book. Liza is in favor, but Charles says Empirical must decline if they cannot capitalize on the couple's name recognition. Liza refuses to ride home with Charles, calling him a stubborn person who always needs things to be his way. Kelsey begins dating Rob, but won't tell Clare when she later runs into her. Having told Liza she also has no interest in marrying Charles, Quinn later tells Charles something different.