 " Saffron " ( Christina Hendricks ) is a con artist whose real name is unknown . She first appeared in the episode " Our Mrs. Reynolds " as Mal 's involuntarily acquired wife . She has a habit of marrying her marks during her scams . She returns in episode " Trash " , where Mal jokingly addresses her as " YoSaffBridge " , a portmanteau of her three aliases , " Yolanda " , " Saffron " , and " Bridget " . 
