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In 1966, Frances doesn’t like how the town is talking about Emily now that she has disappeared. Despite Frances refusing to see Ford, he begins sending letters and little presents. John attempts to revive their relationship and one day tells her he is considering studying theology and Walt the law. He tells her that they never made it to Chelsea because Walt’s car died. They never saw Emily and don’t know anything about her disappearance. They saw Ford’s Rolls Royce go by but didn’t see who was in it. John is convinced Ford killed her. He praises Frances for her forgiveness and generosity. When they wanted revenge on Emily, Frances wanted to make sure the baby was taken care of and people weren’t hurt. Her unhappiness at how people are speaking about Emily enforces this goodness. Frances feels she is being drawn away from this into darkness, and she chooses to keep looking for Emily’s killer even if it kills her.
Annie wakes up at 3 am and knows what Frances figured out when she found Emily’s body in the trunk. Later, she talks to Beth about allowing them to keep the farm if she wins. She asks Beth for help taking evidence to Mr.
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