I'm not sure marrying someone in lieu of unpaid debt is consistent with the father's character.<br/><br/>Perhaps he married her after her father (who was an ally of the Calitris) was killed and he considered himself responsible for her safety. He brought her home, and over the months she spent there, they fell in love, in spite of the huge gap in their ages (also his son going away, he feeling lonely, the police-woman not wanting to commit to marriage etc). And then he decided to marry her.<br/><br/>Is that something which works for you, Sharon?