- After Edith's cousin Liz dies her female roommate admits to Edith that they were lovers.
- Archie and Edith go out of town to attend the funeral of Edith's cousin Liz, a school teacher who curiously never married and spent many years living with her roommate, Veronica. While Edith's attention is on the mourning process, Archie's attentions focus on what Edith might stand to inherit since she is Liz's closest living relative. Edith admits that Liz never had much money and that the only thing she stands to inherit is a sterling silver tea set that has been in her family for over 100 years. Archie doesn't think much of it until Edith informs him that it is worth over $2000. Overhearing the conversation, Veronica confides in Edith that she'd like to keep the tea set because it is a reminder of special times between she and Liz, and further that she and Liz had been romantically involved for 25 years. Edith is stunned by the news but then is heartbroken that they had to keep their relationship a secret for so long. Moved by Veronica's story, she allows her to keep the tea set, but Archie makes a big stink over it because he wants to sell it. When the truth comes out, Archie threatens her job if she doesn't give up the tea set (at the time gays and lesbians working in the public school system could lose their jobs if they were outed). But Edith comes to Veronica's defense by breaking through Archie's self-righteousness and encourages him to do the right thing.—J. D. Roberts <armchairoscars@hotmail.com>
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