The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

After Maureen leaves, Harold is sad and can think only of returning home to be with her. He calls her often. Though she assures him she is fine, Harold struggles to focus on his walk and longs to hear about Maureen’s life at home. The number of thefts in camp increases; though he wants to have faith in the young man, Harold knows Wilf is the one stealing from the rest of the group. He knows he is drinking again; his chain of events eerily mirrors David’s struggle with addiction. Despite being tempted to profit from his connection to Harold, Wilf pledges his fidelity, but it is clear he is struggling to control himself. Rich transforms from a pilgrim to a cult leader, and Harold begins to distance himself from the group. Claiming the old man is frail and losing heart, Rich attempts to persuade the group to splinter off and move ahead to Berwick to see Queenie before she dies. When Wilf disappears, Harold loses his appetite and barely sleeps at night. Noticing his worsening condition, Kate calls him aside and expresses her concern. Harold begins to tell her the story of David. He explains how clever he was as a child, but his intelligence became a burden to him, isolating him from his parents and the world.