Janice congratulated Lenore on her marriage to Robert.
Lenore helped Alice prepare for her wedding.
Robert told Steve that he hoped that Tim's prediction that Judge Roberts would be lenient on him at the hearing would prove to be correct.
Steve and Robert discussed the poor state of John's law practice.
John and Pat fought over his refusal to attend Steve and Alice's wedding and drowning his sorrows by getting drunk.
Pat ridiculed John for deserving Steve's punishment because he had acted like a self-righteous, pompous fool against him, provoking John to slap her across the face and leave the living room with a drink in his hand as Pat began to sob.
Mary consoled a despondent Pat.
Rachel told Ada that she may take Jamie out of town to keep him from learning about Steve's legal issues.
Ada tried in vain to convince Rachel that she must face the fact that Steve was marrying Alice and to plan a new life for herself.
Mary told Russ, Kurt, Liz, and Iris that John had a last-minute business appointment that would keep him from attending the wedding and reception.
Sam scolded John for resorting to alcohol as a coping device to deal with losing Steve's business, his law practice being in shambles, and not having Pat's support.
Reverend Potter officiated Steve and Alice's wedding ceremony.
Sam tried to intercede when Rachel came to fuel John's anger and resentment towards Steve and to encourage John to expose his petty, vindictive, and dishonest nature.
Pat was shocked when Rachel answered the phone at the Randolph house and lambasted her for not supporting John.
Kurt urged Iris to enjoy herself at the wedding.
Janice blamed the champagne when Tim proposed marriage.
Lenore and Janice realized that they were on opposing sides in Steve and John's feud.
At the reception, a drunk John denounced Steve for using his fortune to gain friendships, to influence and bribe affluent people, and to provide for Alice. John came out of his drunken stupor after Alice shunned him from the family and Jim and Tim escorted him away from the terrace.
A mortified and embarrassed Pat quetly cried over John making a fool of himself.
Iris possessively grabbed Kurt's arm to stop him from trying to comfort Pat.