- Anna-May is excited to be a bridesmaid at Hannah's wedding, but will there be a wedding?
- Miss Marie accosts a slightly drunk Bubba in the middle of the morning to help her write her will. Meanwhile, Hannah goes to see Father Phil at the Catholic church to ask for advice; the advice is to call off her impending wedding with LaMar Boysenberry because she isnt sexually attracted to him. "Like eating crawfish, theres no pretty way of doin it." At the bar, Soap Benson regales Shorty, the Reverend and Frank with the latest happenings on the soaps on television. Hannah asks her mother about the marriage to her father, which, it turns out, was a marriage for love which left her a widow without a penny to raise her child, and the marriage to her stepfather, which was a strategic marriage to obtain the funeral home. Anna-May, who was excited to be the only bridesmaid who wasnt a college graduate, and who spent a months salary on her beautiful blue dress, is devastated. It was "pretty high cotton for me to be in. ... Im just proud not to be on welfare." As Hannah leaves the restaurant after talking with Anna-May, Frank plays You send me on the jukebox (legendary in New Orleans, and stocked by this father), but Hannah doesnt notice. Miss Marie reassures a worried Bubba "Im not gonna die, if thats what you think." There have been no signs, she hasnt heard any voices or seen a little white dog. "I cant die until Frank learns the business; the Lord told me so." A relieved Bubba says, "it must be nice to talk to the Lord like that." "Very nice," is the reply. (UCLA Archives)
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