Tilt

In a flashback, Dom develops a worsening toothache but avoids seeking treatment due to cost concerns. As an actor without a permanent job, he doesn’t have health insurance. He finally visits a strip mall dentist when the pain becomes unbearable, and he learns that he needs two root canals costing $3,800. Annie offers to pay with her credit card, though Dom worries about maxing it out. He is also frustrated, thinking about his own financial instability and comparing himself to his successful brother, Brendan. Seeking advice and hoping for financial help, Annie calls her mother, who suggests that Annie marry Dom so that she can add him to her dental insurance. Though she initially dismisses the idea, Annie researches spousal insurance with Human Resources at her workplace and realizes that it could work.

Annie proposes marriage to Dom as a practical solution to his dental problem. Though Dom claims to find the proposal unromantic, he becomes emotional and agrees. The following Saturday, they marry on Mount Tabor with Annie’s mother, who obtained a credential online, officiating the ceremony. The three celebrate afterward with tacos and beer and spend the rest of the day at Annie’s mother’s house, where Dom tries to hide his pain.