Main character is extremely upset and unable to calm herself. Her husband holds her tightly and the voiceover says that he tied her to a chair to give her laudanum to calm down. This is framed as supportive within context - he needed to do something extreme to calm her down but only did so to help and support her through her crisis.
Not shown on screen, but Tallie often speaks about how poorly her husband treats her. At one point there is a bruise on her neck. She says she fell but it’s implied her husband did it to her