A Gesture Life

Over the phone, Renny informs Hata that Mrs. Hickey died in a car accident the night before when driving back from the hospital. The news is so unbearable that Hata must stop driving. He heads to the cemetery, where Mary Burns and her husband are buried, reminiscing about the time they spent there together. During their early days of courtship, Hata and Mary wandered onto a secluded path when planting flowers around her husband’s tomb. Hata abruptly cut short their first instance of intimacy, which gave Mary the impression she did something offensive. Though they never spoke of what happened, Hata believes their days together were sullied from the very beginning.

Hata takes Thomas swimming; Thomas is now able to float and tread. As Thomas plays with other kids on the beach, Hata looks out for Renny Banerjee, who is coming with Liv to meet him. Hata is disturbed by Thomas’s behavior—he humiliates himself to get others to laugh. Thomas stops Hata from coming into the pool with him, telling him that it’s kids only. As he stands on the side, Renny and Liv meet up with Hata, asking if Thomas is his daughter’s son. Renny and Liv announce that they are to get married.