Cousin Melancholia comes to seek solace at the Addams home. Melancholia's fiancee, Fred, has left to join the Foreign Legion. Morticia is determined to find her a new man. Gomez phones up Hasty Marriage, but after their experience with Cousin Gripe they hang up on him. Morticia suggests that Gomez use his vast business contacts to find an eligible bachelor for Melancholia, but he is unable to find anyone for Melancholia either.