At the bride pick-up, Nathan's brother Declan announces he's standing in for the ill groom. Guests admire the bride and note Hailey's persistent balm; people worry Nathan's weak lungs can't tolerate Hailey's strong Spring Water scent that was sprayed as a protective custom. Some suggest the balm could heal, but anxiety grows as the party hustles into a car—Molly, the bride, has never ridden one before. At the last moment the bride balks, snapping, "Your brother's sick and dying, and you want me to marry him? You'll have to pay extra." The marriage arrangement is suddenly in jeopardy.