Hired as a Dad, Married to the Mafia Queen Episode 7

Episode 7 · Owen Brooks, Vera Thorne, Rhoda Rourke

Episode 7 recap

Vera confronts Owen in the kitchen about whether his ex-wife wants him back. Owen confirms he will never return, and Vera touches his cheek before leaving. At dinner, Luna talks about her fish, and Vera postpones a dock business call to build blocks with them. Vera invites Owen to a charity dinner as her husband. Across town, Rhoda plots with Locke relatives to renew their Thorne contract and make Owen beg for forgiveness.

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Episode 7 scene by scene

00:00: Late Night in the Kitchen
Owen organizes ingredients in the kitchen when Vera approaches him in a robe. She asks if his ex-wife wants him back. Owen looks straight into her eyes and says he is not going back. Vera caresses him before walking away.
00:32: Family Dinner and an Invitation
Owen, Vera, and Luna eat dinner together at the long table. Luna shares her fish. Vera delays a business call about the docks. After dinner, they build blocks with Luna, and Vera asks Owen to attend a charity dinner as her husband.
01:34: The Locke Family Schemes
Rhoda talks with Locke family women about their contract renewal with the Thornes. She claims she will make the Thorne family return Owen once the deal closes. Rhoda expects Owen to kneel and beg for her forgiveness at the upcoming gala.

Key lines from episode 7

“I need to know if you're leaving us.”
Vera Thorne · Vera asks Owen this in the kitchen after hearing about his ex-wife.

“I'm not going back. Was that clear enough?”
Owen Brooks · Owen tells Vera this directly so she knows he will not return to Rhoda.

“Come to the charity dinner with me tomorrow night.”
Vera Thorne · Vera invites Owen after they finish playing building blocks with Luna at dinner.

“Tomorrow, he'll be begging me to forgive him.”
Rhoda Rourke · Rhoda says this to Locke family women while discussing the upcoming charity banquet.

How episode 7 ends

Rhoda assumes Owen has no power and will grovel before her at the charity dinner. She has no idea Owen is now married to Vera, the woman who controls the Thorne family contract her relatives desperately need. How will Rhoda react when Owen walks into the charity banquet as Vera Thorne's husband?