A furious family confrontation erupts: Rachel is accused of taking Arthur and blamed for claiming Leah, while relatives trade insults about new husbands and parental rights. During the chaos the protagonist suddenly remembers three months earlier and realizes she has gone back in time. Mrs. Link and neighbors push her to remarry—Roger or Chuck—and she accepts the plan to secure stability. Haunted by a tragic past, she vows to send Leah to school and protect her. Before she can act, someone reports seeing Leah fighting at the gate: 'You'd better go check it out!'