- Marjorie sits in the Markhams' house. She came over to help Jan but found that Markham's widow is too busy working to grieve.
- She asks Jan how she can be so calm, but Jan says she just hasn't had time to let it hit her yet.
- Marjorie asks Jan to stay with them, but Jan declines the offer—she's going to go back to California.
- Renfrew decides to go home after a power failure interrupts the day's work.
- At the house, he finds the power is off and Marjorie is alone drinking whiskey.
- Renfrew asks where the kids are, but Marjorie says the kids are spending time with her brother since it's super boring there.
- Renfrew asks if there is some food, but Marjorie argues that it's the first time he's come home this early in forever and a half.
- He argues that Marjorie used to be so resourceful; she'd think to make a dinner with a chicken and vegetables from the garden.
- Marjorie points out that this proves how long he's been absent in the home life: The garden is a swamp and the chickens were stolen weeks ago. Ha.
- The power comes back on and Marjorie starts telling Renfrew about all the bad news, until Renfrew asks her not to tell him anymore bad news.