Back at the celebration of Marilyn & Douglas's wedding, Kassandra wants to find Marilyn to wish her well. She finds someone else instead.

Kassandra the barista's strategy for ending phone calls with her mother: talk non-stop without breathing to prevent interruptions.

Another guest at Marilyn & Douglas's wedding feels the presence of anxiety and illness: Kassandra, the barista.

A wedding, a bride: a silk dress, lily of the valley, and the importance of having someone to lean on.

It's Marilyn's wedding day, and nothing will prevent it from happening. Not even the shadow of serious illness.

On Pine Street: wedding parties, weeding, and how houses respond to love.

Marilyn and Douglas claim their wedding is not a "love match," although in Franny's eyes their love is unmistakeable.

Franny and Leo speculate about Marilyn's upcoming wedding, and whether love (especially the married kind) has anything to do with intelligence.

Alison visits the coffee shop, where she manages to surprise her friendly barista Kassandra. Not with her order, but with her choice of reading material...

Meanwhile, Alison explores one of the older neighborhoods in town. Something - the brisk wind, the shabby old houses, or the notion of coffee - lifts the weight of dread, just a little.