1977

7 years later, Phoebe and Paul are now thirteen years old. Caroline and Al have been married for five years. Caroline has Phoebe make her confirmation and Dorothy and Trace (her man) have embarked on a yearlong cruise (how nice!). Over the thirteen years Caroline saved all of the money sent from David and put it in a trust fund for Phoebe. David sends Caroline a letter requesting that she let him finally meet Phoebe and to let Paula and Phoebe meet. Caroline soon has a panic, for Phoebe disappears while rescuing a kitten from a drainage pipe. She decides to not contact David again, fearing he would hurt Phoebe the way he hurt her by ignoring her love for him.  Paul is an aspiring musician and wants to attend Juliard where he will play guitar. He is a risk taker and walks on the rail road tracks. Norah and David lead separate lives and have different on what Paul should do with his life as he grows older. Norah simply wants to see him be happy, stable, and successful. Norah is frustrated with the void in her marriage and continues to excel in her job as traveling agent. Norah has an affair with a fellow named Howard while on vacation in Aruba…hmm seems like she knew how to heal that void. Paula and David both learn what she has done and David blames himself and continues to pursue photography.