A gift arrives for a woman from Mr. Hector Fuller and reopens a three-year marriage she thought real. She confronts Hector, accusing him of valuing family duty and expecting her to take his illegitimate child. The argument escalates into a confession: their wedding was a quick ceremony held under her mother's suicide threats and was never legally registered. Facing that legal hole, she turns to Ethan and asks, 'Do you still want to marry me?' Ethan replies, 'Yes, of course.' His answer hangs in the air, leaving whether they'll formalize the marriage or accept the child unresolved.