Cuckoldry
- Back at the Holmes "castle"—as it's become known in the neighborhood—Ned's eighteen-year-old sister Gertrude cries and announces that she can't stay in the hotel anymore.
- Ned also notices she can't even look at Holmes.
- Gertrude leaves for Iowa, becomes ill, and passes away shortly after. Weird.
- Anyway, with Gertrude gone, tension between Ned and Julia increases. It's now pretty obvious that Julia's really into Holmes.
- To allay suspicions, Holmes offers to sell Ned the entire pharmacy. Ned thinks he's getting a generous offer, but it's really Holmes who profits from the deal.
- Creditors frequent the pharmacy and Ned learns that Holmes has not paid it off.
- With the paperwork signed, it's Ned who must assume the accumulated debt. Nice going, Holmes.
- Ned is pretty fed up at this point and tells Holmes he can keep the pharmacy because he's leaving.
- Julia and Pearl stay with Holmes.
- Julia's divorce from Ned becomes final, but then Holmes quickly loses interest in her.
- He says they'll marry, but he's secretly disgusted with the idea.