iva lou announces that she is marrying her boyfriend, lyle, and asks ave to be her maid of honor. the couple are so drunk at the altar that ave and jack have to hold them up while the preacher quickly pronounces them married. aunt alice and uncle wayne barge into the reception, furious about the pharmacy and stating that ave won't be giving away the family home. ave then announces that she's giving pearl the house too, which leads to aunt alice yelling racist comments about pearl. the crowd chases aunt alice away, chimes in their dislike of her, many mentioning their own melungeon blood.