scarlett and her sisters work in the field. their father dies trying to chase away a carpetbagger. the confederates lose the war and ashley returns. scarlett wants to run away with him. he kisses her, but he says he cannot leave melanie. scarlett tricks suellen's fiancé into marrying her to pay the high reconstructionist taxes. one night, scarlett is on the road and attacked. frank, ashley, rhett, and others raid the town of the attack, and frank dies. later scarlett accepts a marriage proposal of rhett.