Ep. 9: Candy meets Anthony Brown at the ball while facing Eliza's schemes and a locked room incident.

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Candy enters the ballroom and meets Anthony Brown, though Eliza’s memory of their rose gate encounter differs from the hilltop meeting. Great-aunt Elroy criticizes the Leagans for Candy’s informal attire, prompting the Cornwell brothers and Anthony to defend her. Eliza tricks Candy into a dark room described in Archibald’s ghost story and distracts Anthony with a dance. Candy breaks the door down, allowing Anthony to find her. The brothers provide a ballroom dress, and Anthony gifts her his late mother’s jewelry. Candy dances with the three bachelors, impressing them. She asks Anthony about Pony Hill, but he denies knowing it, confirming he is not the hilltop prince despite his resemblance.