At a crowded Portis wedding guests spot that Mr. King’s pocket watch matches Clara Snow’s, sparking murmurs as Clara—who is marrying someone else that day—arrives amid overlapping ceremonies. Gossip claims Mr. King will wed Ms. Cox. At home, Clara’s son Leo needs expensive treatment and her parents beg her to marry for money; Clara refuses. Back at the venue, Ms. Cox demands Clara change into an identical gown and threatens to have her thrown out, publicly humiliating Clara and leaving Leo’s care unresolved.