- Mother waits to hear from her Younger Brother, unaware that's he's off in a closet watching Evelyn Nesbit get a massage. She basically thinks he's lonely and weird.
- We learn about Mother's life, which hasn't been all that bad: grew up in Ohio, Dad (Grandfather) was a professor of Greek and Latin, and she married Father after meeting him on a sales trip. Then she brought him and her younger brother to live with her in New Rochelle.
- Worried about the business and Father being away, Mother takes a walk in the garden. Little Boy is back there too, with a letter Father sent from the Arctic that's all greasy with whale oil.
- Walking through the garden, Mother hears a noise and discovers a black baby buried there. Somehow the baby is still alive. She rescues it and calls the cops.
- The police figure out who the mother is, but instead of pursuing charges for attempted murder, agree to let Mother take the woman and the baby in.
- Late that night Little Boy wakes up and finds Mother sitting by the bed. She kisses him.