Reminiscences and Reconnections: Calypso takes Sophy in for company while she waits for the baby and news of Hector. When the two women meet again in Cornwall for Max's funeral, they recall the drama of Calypso's labor. Calypso's grown son and Polly's grown children learn new things about their mothers. They all say goodbye to Max in their own way, including Oliver, who shows up after all and sees Sophy in a whole new light.