A sudden proposal—"Will you marry me?"—and an acceptance set the opening. Yvonne, home from the hospital with two days' leave and preparing for a trip to Cloud City, is accompanied by a parent because a board meeting was postponed. At the family table she admits she craves passionate love but says Edward only treats her like a younger sister. Torn between staying for family acceptance and leaving for love, she decides to call off the engagement. The episode closes on her announcement, leaving her parents' reaction and her place in the family unresolved.