Mary heads to the Lakes and finds out Tom’s single (!!) but tells him she’s put all hopes and thoughts of marriage from her head. Just as he’s about to try to convince her otherwise, William shows up, soon followed by the Hursts and Caroline Bingley.

William makes an indecent proposal to Mary, who, unbelievably, actually considers it until the Power of Lizzy compels her to come back to her senses. She turns him down, reveals Collins’s sympathetic side, and makes an escape to the Lakes with Aunt and Uncle Gardiner.