When Alan and Emily sit down with Marlon, to discuss planting a tree as a memorial to Tricia, it is clear Marlon’s mind is elsewhere. Marlon is thinking about Carrie once again. As Marlon makes his way to her house Alan confides in Emily that he told Marlon about Carrie. Knowing how strangely Marlon has been acting Emily fears the worst. When Marlon returns home in better spirits and tells Emily how he helped Carrie pick up her shopping and how fate brought them together Emily is deeply concerned about her friend’s state of mind. In The Woolpack, Pearl attempts to get back on speaking terms with Edna, but her reminiscences about her time as a brothel receptionist are not exactly what Edna wants to hear. Calling Pearl a hussy Edna storms out. Len goes after his friend and when she tells him