Did Alec and Lydia go through with their wedding?
Alec continues to convince himself that marrying Lydia is the best thing for the family.
Jace tries not to hurl when he thinks of the time he kissed his sister.
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The New York Institute is a hotbed of teenage emotions.
Thank goodness Clary invited him to be her date to Alecs wedding.
Simons dreams may be coming true, but Magnus Banes are about to crash and burn.
Alec speaks of this union as a way to honor his family.
But what about himself?
Is there honor in living a lie?
Instead, he chastises Magnus for thinking love is a game.
What has he ever risked for love?
Magnus quickly narrows the list down to one person Ragnor Fell.
This guy sounds awesome.
Magnus conjures a portal that spits him into a field.
Jace and Clary are not far behind.
Jace admits he is attracted to his sister.
Magnus doesnt think this is a problem.
Clary thinks that Jocelyn will be able to shed light on the issue.
Their mother abandoned him!
Why should he want her in his life?
Just as Clary is about to throw down on her brother, the trio is engulfed by green flames.
It looks like Ragnor doesnt like visitors.
Only the pure of heart can pass through the flames.
Without hesitation, all three walk into the emerald fire wall.
Clary is the only one who makes it through.
I guess her heart was set on her mother?
She barely panics at the loss of her road-trip buddies, before she sees the roof of a house.
Watch the horns, Clary!
Ragnor is a nice guy, but a touch crazy.
As he shouts commands at empty chairs, he claims hes been expecting Clary.
He admits that he made the potion that put Jocelyn to sleep at her request.
Ragnor snaps his fingers, and the two guys appear in the empty chairs.
Clearly this was some sort of test that Clary passed.
Ragnor explains that the antidote for the potion is in the Book of the White.
Ragnor heads upstairs and is attacked by a demon.
Magnus tries to heal his old friend, but hes too late.
Jace is outraged that a demon followed them through the portal.
They are all in danger now.
Magnus creates another portal and instructs the siblings to go back to the Institute.
Hell take care of everything on this side, including Ragnors body and belongings.
On the other side, Izzy begs Jace to attend Alecs bachelor party.
Who cares about a bachelor party when Alec is about to marry a mole?
Izzy doesnt believe Lydia would send a demon through the portal.
Jace reminds her that Lydia knew about their plan to find Ragnor.
And he will make Lydia admit her guilt!
He all but busts out his seraph blade on the way to her room.
Izzy manages to convince him that Clary would be a better choice to confront Lydia.
Clary is not smooth with Lydia.
She basically accuses her right off the bat.
If she were working for Valentine, she would have given him the Mortal Cup by now.
She protects her family!
Now its Clarys turn to laugh.
If shes so protective of her family, what about Alecs happiness?
Lydia looks her in the eyes and says, Are you talking about his feelings for Magnus?
Duty to family supersedes desire.
For both Lydia and Alec.
Clary softens and asks Lydia how shes supposed to trust her?
Lydias response is gold: Youre Valentines daughter.
NEXT: Do you take this woman to be your bride?
Meanwhile, with a little direction from Simon, Izzy throws Alec the perfect bachelor party.
Its just him, Jace, and a huge wall portrait of George Washington crossing the Delaware River.
Nothing says, Im getting hitched like a cameo by Americas first president.
Jace and Alec hash out their differences.
Jace admits that not only did he enjoy kissing Clary, but he wanted so much more.
He was falling in love.
The situation is confusing.
We all have plans for our lives and we all get thrown off the path.
Our job is to find our way back.
Alec asks Jace to be his best man.
They bro hug it out like good little parabatai.
Back at Magnus place, Ragnor pops up.
Hes a ghost who is helping Magnus through the pain of lost love.
First they talk about Camille.
Then they talk about immortality and death.
Ragnor disappears, and Magnus bolts out of the room.
Ill give you one guess where hes going.
We are moments from the nuptials and all seems to be right with the world.
The Lightwoods are thrilled at the thought of this pending union.
Simon sits giddily by Clary in the audience.
Jace is handsome in his shiny suit.
Alec is dapper in white.
Lydia puts a bracelet on Alec and he puts a necklace on her.
Just as they are about to mark each other with some sort of forever yours rune, Magnus arrives.
Suddenly, Alec cant breathe.
His heart is beating fast.
His skin is prickly.
All he can do is stare at Magnus.
Lydia leans in and tells him that its fine.
He deserves to be happy.
Break out the Malec hashtag!
Jace is overwhelmed by Alecs declaration of love.
He tells Clary that he is going to stop shutting her out.
Also, hes totally confused and doesnt know how to handle his feelings.
Is there a rune for that?
Clary recognizes a bookmark from the other dimension.
She knows in her gut that it will lead them to the book.
Magnus uses the bookmark to track its owner.
We have good news and bad news.
He found the book!
Unfortunately, its with Camille who is clearly not dead.
Shes being held captive by Raphael in a coffin.
J.C. stands for Jonathan Christopher.
Its also short for Jace.
Clary is determined to make sense of all of this.
And if thats not enough, Maryse doesnt care that Alec is in love with Magnus.
Shes irate that hes in love with a downworlder!
Alec copes with this news by inviting Magnus out on their first date.
Love is still in the air, Malec shippers.
What we do need to fear is Hodge.
The former Circle Member is the one who stole the cup!
Not only that, but he has a magical ring that can summon Valentine.
Hodge makes a deal with the devil his freedom in exchange for the Mortal Cup.
Say it aint so Hot Hodge!
I guess Jace was right.
Theres a mole in the family.
