One confrontation may have ended, but its impact was only beginning to unfold inside the Alliance headquarters. As the fallout of Dolly Javed and Kushal Tandon's clash continued to ripple through the headquarters, emotions spilled into fresh conversations, loyalties remained under the scanner and another Knockout Challenge pushed every alliance into difficult decisions. And just when the headquarters least expected it, a surprise guest walked in to lift the spirits before the game once again took centre stage.

Dolly Javed breaks down in tears in front of Nikhil Chinapa

The previous day's confrontation continued to cast a shadow across the headquarters. While Dolly Javed broke down in front of Nikhil Chinapa, he encouraged her to rise above everything that had happened. Elsewhere, conversations around Kushal Tandon refused to die down, with Ruhee Dosani and Payal Gaming questioning whether he had begun behaving more like the Ace himself, with Payal even calling him the "captain of the headquarter" As uncertainty loomed over Niti Taylor's journey, Ace Arslan Goni reassured her that if the decision were his, she wouldn't be going anywhere. But before anyone could move on, a sudden system glitch froze the tracker, leaving the headquarters stunned.