The Dutch House

Danny is forced to head home to Pennsylvania after Sandy calls to tell him that Maeve has been admitted to a hospital. Maeve has a dangerous infection (cellulitis) that is life-threatening to diabetics. Danny goes to visit Maeve alone since the conflict between Celeste and Maeve has only increased over the years. Danny alternates between a desire to take care of Maeve and anger that she has not taken care of herself. He is afraid of losing her and is in the odd position of seeing her as a person who needs taking care of instead of allowing her to take care of him.

During the visit, Maeve tells him that she ran into Fluffy during one of Maeve’s spying visits to the Dutch House. Fluffy found a job as a nanny in New York after the Conroys fired her, eventually married, and has three nearly grown children. Maeve also reveals that Fluffy had an affair with Cyril. Like the Conroy children, Fluffy is still drawn to the Dutch House and the past it represents. Maeve strong-arms Danny into setting up a time to meet with Fluffy because Fluffy wants to ask Danny’s forgiveness for hitting him.