After: Six

Allie and Van wed at sunrise in a ruined fifteenth-century chapel above the fjord. The early hour suits their travel plans, as they will return to the United States with Allie’s parents on a loaned Gulfstream. Friends—Donna, Colin, Gwen, Arthur, and Arthur’s mother, the Reverend Dr. Erin Oakes—are in Greenland to witness the ceremony and fly back together.

The day before, Arthur arrives unexpectedly, transformed by a shaved head and beard. He embraces Allie and asks her to promise she hadn’t boarded BA 238 to die with Horation. His concern forces Allie to confront her true motives: she had flown out of fear and grief, believing the doomed passengers might die because of her, and Van had joined so she wouldn’t face it alone.

Donna outfits the mossy ruin for the wedding and provides a sleek dress and long veil, while British Airways contributes miniature whiskies, pens, ties, ascots, and shortbread for gift bags. Allie’s father offers quiet support; Allie’s mother voices disdain for a female pastor and the scandal, creating tension that Allie defuses with affection. Reverend Oakes prepares to officiate as Van, in a bright pink jacket, waits with Arthur and Colin; Robin Fellows and Gwen Underfoot serve as bridesmaids, and Donna flirts openly with Gregg Pinet.

As the sun breaks over the hills, light pours through the roofless chapel and onto Allie, sealing the moment. The ceremony proceeds in that new light, marking a hopeful reset for Allie and Van after trauma. At the reception, an airplane-shaped cake loses a wing to laughter, and the party readies for the flight to Maine and a modest coastal honeymoon in Bar Harbor and Prince Edward Island.