1964

David Henry’s wife Norah goes into premature labor during a blizzard and David is forced to perform the delivery with only the help of the nurse named Caroline Gill. The first child is born and he is a healthy boy named Paul, but they soon learn that she is giving birth to twins and David realizes that their daughter has Down syndrome. He reflects on his the death of his sister June who died of heart complications and this makes him decide to place the child in an institution. He wanted to spare Norah the pain of losing a child so he made this decision without consulting her first...very deceitful in my opinion. Caroline the nurse, who is also in love with David, is asked to bring the child to the institution. She cannot bring herself to leave the child in such a horrible place and keeps the baby for herself.  She remembers that Norah had wanted to name the children Paul and Phoebe and names the baby Phoebe. While at the store, Caroline’s car battery dies and Al Simpson the truck driver who is nearby comes to her aid and brings them back to their home in Lexington...staying for the night. David flat out lies to Norah and says that their daughter died at birth. Friends and family expect her to just appreciate that she has a healthy baby boy and not to grieve over the loss of her daughter. Without telling David, Norah decides to hold a memorial for Phoebe and puts an announcement in the paper. Caroline sees this and soon tells David that she did not bring Phoebe to the institution, but has decided to care for her herself. David offers her money, however she refuses. Carolina and Phoebe leave for Pittsburgh.