later that afternoon, short-tempered, grouchy, and sarcastic louisa "ouiser" boudreaux (shirley mclaine) arrives in the salon and questions annelle about where she has moved from, forcing annelle to reveal that her husband bunkie has recently left her while fleeing the police, taking all their money and their car. moved by annelle's emotional confession, shelby invites her to the wedding, where she meets bartender sammy desoto, and she soon becomes one of the gang.