At the end of a very uncomfortable scene between Larry and Mary Noble, the doorbell announced a visitor at the door of their Rose Haven home, and much to Mary's chagrin, there stood Rupert Barlow - the very man who had been the cause of their quarrel. However when Claudia Vincent, Mary's unwelcome guest, made several insinuating statements, Mary insisted that Rupert come inside, and that Larry come in from the garden to meet him...