Just as Howard constantly looks for flaws in Rembrandt, he constantly looks for flaws in his own life, and he lets his worries about Zora get in the way of him enjoying his otherwise-successful anniversary party. Meanwhile, Kiki has a joke at Howard’s expense when she suggests that Monique didn’t show up because of a dispute with Christian—the joke is that only academics like Howard hold serious grudges over small things, whereas a cleaner like Monique probably has more important things to worry about.