Nick has a suggestion about the wedding, but Althea wants him to be brave instead. Penny unwisely continues to interfere in Nick and Althea's plans. Nick asks Althea to swear on Merck's manual that she won't ever change, though she admits that the strain has her envisioning changes in him, too. Maggie remembers something important that she needs to do for Althea. Penny lies to her mother, and later she can't bring herself to tell Nick and Althea what she's done.
—Skip Eastport