At a lavish ceremony, guests praise Mrs. Harris's daughter Rachel as she is welcomed into Mr. and Mrs. Gill's family and presented as Cody's bride. Cody revels in the marriage, boasting that marrying Rachel secures White Corp's fortune and dismissing Lydia as someone he 'was just playing.' He declares love, thanks Rachel, and the crowd urges a kiss. Just as they move to kiss, an urgent voice interrupts: 'Why is it you? No.' The sudden objection breaks the celebration and freezes the couple, leaving the wedding unresolved.