By a Thread

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes sexual content.

Ally reports to Label on Monday feeling exhausted. She worked all weekend, between visits with her dad and house renovations. She gets called to IT, where they give her a new phone, iPad, and computer. Then she meets with Dalessandra and Linus, another director. Linus tasks Ally with bringing four dogs “to the Balcony Bridge at Central Park” for a photo shoot that afternoon (112).

Linus brings Ally to the magazine’s clothing storage area—known as the Closet—and gives her a new wardrobe, insisting she look the part. The space reminds Ally of The Devil Wears Prada. She changes before heading out to pick up the dogs. However, she discovers the dogs have been sent to another show in Connecticut. Linus demands that she resolve the problem without involving him.

Linus is surprised when Dominic shows up at the Central Park shoot. He’s looking for Ally but doesn’t admit it. Then Ally shows up with dogs from a local rescue. Linus is skeptical until he sees the models connecting with the dogs.