Jessica agrees to trade her ability to love for peace after being repeatedly hurt by Theodore, erasing her feelings for him. She promises her mother to go on a blind date and faces humiliation when another woman claims to be Theodore's wife. Jessica provokes Theodore's fragile wife Nora despite Theodore's pleas to stop. Feeling guilty, Theodore apologizes to Jessica for marrying her out of desperation due to his illness. As tensions rise between them, Theodore tries to reassure Jessica that their love can survive the turmoil and that she will eventually return to him.