A woman confronts Edward in person, asks him out, then admits her marriage to his nephew Gabriel is fake. She says they never lived together and that Gabriel faked the certificate. Seizing the moment, she argues the Ford-family alliance still stands and proposes Edward—single—take her instead, even flaunting her looks. Edward refuses, insisting he is Gabriel’s uncle, the public still sees her as his niece-in-law, and threatens to have her thrown out. She challenges his duty as a Ford. Servants are ordered to remove her, leaving the confrontation unresolved.