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Episode: Our Mrs. Reynolds

Four bandits approach an Amish-looking farmer and his bonneted wife as they sit aboard their flat- boat. The robbers make their demands…only to realize that the seemingly harmless farmer is really Jayne…and his wife is none other than Mal, decked out in a dress. A gunfight ensues, and the bandits are killed. Later, Mal and his crew participate in a celebration with a group of townspeople. Everyone gets very drunk, and an Elder Gommen tells the group that they are forever indebted to them.

Zoe relays word that an Alliance cruiser is approaching the area. The crew heads back to the ship, where a horrified Mal discovers a woman named Saffron…who claims to be his wife. As the rest of the crew listens with great interest, Mal insists he isn't married to anyone. But it soon becomes clear that he may have accidentally participated in a marriage ceremony while celebrating with the townspeople.

Later, Mal tells Saffron that he has no intention of staying married to her and will drop her off on the next planet the ship lands on. When Mal mentions the kitchen, Saffron insists upon cooking him a meal. Mal grows uncomfortable with the attention Saffron affords him, especially when she offers to wash his feet after he finishes eating. In the cargo bay, Jayne confronts Mal, shotgun in hand. He offers to exchange the powerful gun for Saffron.

Mal is horrified by the thought, insisting Saffron is a person and not something to be traded. Meanwhile, the Serenity passes by a small moon, which is equipped with dozens of tiny cameras. An image of the ship is relayed to a chop shop office manned by two crooks, Corbin and Breed. Corbin tells Breed the ship is a "good catch," and instructs him to kill the crew if it comes their way.

That night, Mal enters his room to retire for the night. He's surprised to find Saffron waiting for him. Though Mal goes to great lengths to dissuade Saffron, she slowly seduces him and plants a kiss on his lips. Suddenly, Mal falls to the ground, unconscious. Saffron enters the bridge and attempts to seduce Wash. But the married Wash, though tempted, manages to gather the fortitude to turn her away. Realizing she's getting nowhere, Saffron slam kicks him in the back of the head.