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A Weekend in the Country she insists they cancel their honeymoon and go find Andrew. She finds him at a soup kitchen, but he says he wants nothing to do with her. She finally tells Orson the truth: Andrew did not run away; she left him by the side of the road. Without telling Bree, Orson tracks Andrew down and offers to buy him lunch. Andrew agrees, only later realizing Orson's his new stepfather. Orson asks Andrew how he's been living and Andrew admits he has "done things for money." Orson suggests Andrew just wants to keep punishing Bree for abandoning him. He tells Andrew