Jude lends Bridget a dress for the Darcys’ party and cheers her up before she leaves. The party is decadent and beautiful. When Una and Pam deride the event as “showy” within earshot of Mark, Bridget is embarrassed and tries to talk to him, but he leaves the conversation.

Bridget is seated between Geoffrey Alconbury and the vicar, with whom she discusses the miracle of Indian statues exuding milk; the vicar suggests that terracotta absorbs liquid when it is heated. She attempts to test this theory with a terracotta oil diffuser she purchased for Elaine. Mark arrives with his partner, Natasha, who looks stunning and makes a scathing comment about the bunny outfit that Bridget wore to the amended Tarts-and-Vicars party. Natasha chides Mark for not paying more attention to the table seating.

Bridget dances with a young man outside. Suddenly, Mark interrupts and asks to dance with Bridget himself. He says that he has broken up with Natasha and asks Bridget out on a date. She is shocked but agrees.

On the night of their date, Bridget gets ready to go out, but Mark doesn’t come to pick her up.

At work, Bridget is told to cover the court case of Elena Rossini, but when she goes to buy cigarettes, she misses the defendant leaving the courtroom.